diff --git a/src/bench.c b/src/bench.c
index 86eb0e9..6693be2 100644
--- a/src/bench.c
+++ b/src/bench.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ gt_bench(int argc, char **argv)
     randombytes_buf(key, sizeof(key));
 
     if (term) {
-        printf("cipher: %s\n\n", chacha ? "chacha20poly1305" : "aegis256");
+        printf("cipher: %s\n\n", GT_CIPHER(chacha));
         printf("  size       min           mean            max      \n");
         printf("----------------------------------------------------\n");
     }
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ gt_bench(int argc, char **argv)
             printf("\n");
         } else {
             printf("bench %s %"PRIi64" %"PRIi64" %"PRIi64" %"PRIi64"\n",
-                    chacha ? "chacha20poly1305" : "aegis256",
-                    size, mbps.min, mbps.mean, mbps.max);
+                    GT_CIPHER(chacha), size, mbps.min, mbps.mean, mbps.max);
         }
 
         size += 2 * 5 * 13;
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 25b4b33..b375ccd 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 #undef MIN
 #define MIN(x,y) ({ __typeof__(x) X=(x); __typeof__(y) Y=(y); X < Y ? X : Y; })
 
+#define GT_CIPHER(x)  ((x) ? "chacha20poly1305" : "aegis256")
+
 extern volatile sig_atomic_t gt_alarm;
 extern volatile sig_atomic_t gt_reload;
 extern volatile sig_atomic_t gt_quit;
diff --git a/src/show.c b/src/show.c
index 076f179..234c48e 100644
--- a/src/show.c
+++ b/src/show.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ gt_show_status(int fd)
                bindstr[0] ? bindstr : "-",
                gt_get_port((struct sockaddr *)&res.status.bind),
                res.status.mtu,
-               res.status.chacha ? "chacha20poly1305" : "aes256gcm");
+               GT_CIPHER(res.status.chacha));
     } else {
         printf(term ? "client %s:\n"
                       "  pid:    %li\n"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ gt_show_status(int fd)
                peerstr[0] ? peerstr : "-",
                gt_get_port((struct sockaddr *)&res.status.peer),
                res.status.mtu,
-               res.status.chacha ? "chacha20poly1305" : "aes256gcm");
+               GT_CIPHER(res.status.chacha));
     }
 
     return 0;