diff --git a/bin/reth/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs b/bin/reth/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs
index 0a1ec745cb4a..32005b1638f2 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
         config::RethRpcConfig,
         ext::RethNodeCommandConfig,
     },
+    utils::get_or_create_jwt_secret_from_path,
 };
 use clap::{
     builder::{PossibleValue, RangedU64ValueParser, TypedValueParser},
@@ -449,15 +450,7 @@ impl RethRpcConfig for RpcServerArgs {
                 debug!(target: "reth::cli", user_path=?fpath, "Reading JWT auth secret file");
                 JwtSecret::from_file(fpath)
             }
-            None => {
-                if default_jwt_path.exists() {
-                    debug!(target: "reth::cli", ?default_jwt_path, "Reading JWT auth secret file");
-                    JwtSecret::from_file(&default_jwt_path)
-                } else {
-                    info!(target: "reth::cli", ?default_jwt_path, "Creating JWT auth secret file");
-                    JwtSecret::try_create(&default_jwt_path)
-                }
-            }
+            None => get_or_create_jwt_secret_from_path(&default_jwt_path),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/utils.rs b/bin/reth/src/utils.rs
index e2c74384e4ed..6994fd81e8c1 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/utils.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/utils.rs
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ use reth_interfaces::p2p::{
 use reth_primitives::{
     fs, BlockHashOrNumber, ChainSpec, HeadersDirection, SealedBlock, SealedHeader,
 };
+use reth_rpc::{JwtError, JwtSecret};
 use std::{
     env::VarError,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     rc::Rc,
     sync::Arc,
 };
-use tracing::info;
+use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 /// Exposing `open_db_read_only` function
 pub mod db {
@@ -247,3 +248,14 @@ impl ListFilter {
         self.len = len;
     }
 }
+/// Attempts to retrieve or create a JWT secret from the specified path.
+
+pub fn get_or_create_jwt_secret_from_path(path: &Path) -> Result<JwtSecret, JwtError> {
+    if path.exists() {
+        debug!(target: "reth::cli", ?path, "Reading JWT auth secret file");
+        JwtSecret::from_file(path)
+    } else {
+        info!(target: "reth::cli", ?path, "Creating JWT auth secret file");
+        JwtSecret::try_create(path)
+    }
+}