diff --git a/src/gui/filedetails/sharemodel.cpp b/src/gui/filedetails/sharemodel.cpp
index f6564887c4..aa406cdd05 100644
--- a/src/gui/filedetails/sharemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/filedetails/sharemodel.cpp
@@ -1014,20 +1014,23 @@ bool ShareModel::accountConnected() const
     return _accountState && _accountState->isConnected();
 }
 
-bool ShareModel::sharingEnabled() const
+bool ShareModel::validCapabilities() const
 {
     return _accountState &&
             _accountState->account() &&
-            _accountState->account()->capabilities().isValid() &&
+            _accountState->account()->capabilities().isValid();
+}
+
+bool ShareModel::sharingEnabled() const
+{
+    return validCapabilities() &&
             _accountState->account()->capabilities().shareAPI();
 }
 
 bool ShareModel::publicLinkSharesEnabled() const
 {
     return Theme::instance()->linkSharing() &&
-            _accountState &&
-            _accountState->account() &&
-            _accountState->account()->capabilities().isValid() &&
+            validCapabilities() &&
             _accountState->account()->capabilities().sharePublicLink();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/filedetails/sharemodel.h b/src/gui/filedetails/sharemodel.h
index 4e11985347..ffd0d318db 100644
--- a/src/gui/filedetails/sharemodel.h
+++ b/src/gui/filedetails/sharemodel.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ private:
     [[nodiscard]] QString avatarUrlForShare(const SharePtr &share) const;
     [[nodiscard]] long long enforcedMaxExpireDateForShare(const SharePtr &share) const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool expireDateEnforcedForShare(const SharePtr &share) const;
+    [[nodiscard]] bool validCapabilities() const;
 
     bool _fetchOngoing = false;
     bool _hasInitialShareFetchCompleted = false;