diff --git a/aider/io.py b/aider/io.py
index 0249d9af5..4ff4f08c1 100644
--- a/aider/io.py
+++ b/aider/io.py
@@ -524,45 +524,25 @@ class InputOutput:
 
         return res
 
+    def _tool_message(self, message="", strip=True, color=None):
+        if message.strip():
+            if "\n" in message:
+                for line in message.splitlines():
+                    self.append_chat_history(line, linebreak=True, blockquote=True, strip=strip)
+            else:
+                hist = message.strip() if strip else message
+                self.append_chat_history(hist, linebreak=True, blockquote=True)
+
+        message = Text(message)
+        style = dict(style=color) if self.pretty and color else dict()
+        self.console.print(message, **style)
+
     def tool_error(self, message="", strip=True):
         self.num_error_outputs += 1
-
-        if message.strip():
-            if "\n" in message:
-                for line in message.splitlines():
-                    self.append_chat_history(line, linebreak=True, blockquote=True, strip=strip)
-            else:
-                if strip:
-                    hist = message.strip()
-                else:
-                    hist = message
-                self.append_chat_history(hist, linebreak=True, blockquote=True)
-
-        message = Text(message)
-        if self.pretty and self.tool_error_color:
-            style = dict(style=self.tool_error_color)
-        else:
-            style = dict()
-        self.console.print(message, **style)
+        self._tool_message(message, strip, self.tool_error_color)
 
     def tool_warning(self, message="", strip=True):
-        if message.strip():
-            if "\n" in message:
-                for line in message.splitlines():
-                    self.append_chat_history(line, linebreak=True, blockquote=True, strip=strip)
-            else:
-                if strip:
-                    hist = message.strip()
-                else:
-                    hist = message
-                self.append_chat_history(hist, linebreak=True, blockquote=True)
-
-        message = Text(message)
-        if self.pretty and self.tool_warning_color:
-            style = dict(style=self.tool_warning_color)
-        else:
-            style = dict()
-        self.console.print(message, **style)
+        self._tool_message(message, strip, self.tool_warning_color)
 
     def tool_output(self, *messages, log_only=False, bold=False):
         if messages: