diff --git a/src/jnovel/mod.rs b/src/jnovel/mod.rs
index 3e19ac6..419f3ac 100644
--- a/src/jnovel/mod.rs
+++ b/src/jnovel/mod.rs
@@ -95,20 +95,19 @@ impl PartInfo {
     pub(crate) fn is_no_parts(&self) -> bool {
         !self.is_parts()
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn as_u8(&self) -> u8 {
+        match self {
+            Part(number) => *number,
+            NoParts => 0,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl PartialEq for PartInfo {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        let self_numeric = match self {
-            Part(number) => number,
-            NoParts => &0,
-        };
-
-        let other_numeric = match other {
-            Part(number) => number,
-            NoParts => &0,
-        };
-
+        let self_numeric = self.as_u8();
+        let other_numeric = other.as_u8();
         self_numeric == other_numeric
     }
 }
@@ -121,15 +120,8 @@ impl PartialOrd for PartInfo {
     }
 
     fn lt(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        let self_numeric = match self {
-            Part(number) => number,
-            NoParts => &0,
-        };
-
-        let other_numeric = match other {
-            Part(number) => number,
-            NoParts => &0,
-        };
+        let self_numeric = self.as_u8();
+        let other_numeric = other.as_u8();
 
         self_numeric < other_numeric
     }
@@ -139,15 +131,8 @@ impl PartialOrd for PartInfo {
     }
 
     fn gt(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        let self_numeric = match self {
-            Part(number) => number,
-            NoParts => &0,
-        };
-
-        let other_numeric = match other {
-            Part(number) => number,
-            NoParts => &0,
-        };
+        let self_numeric = self.as_u8();
+        let other_numeric = other.as_u8();
 
         self_numeric > other_numeric
     }
@@ -284,10 +269,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn check_feed(series_slug: &str, series_has_parts: bool) -> Res
             lemmy_info: post_details,
         };
 
-        let part_id = match new_part_info {
-            Part(number) => number,
-            NoParts => 0,
-        };
+        let part_id = new_part_info.as_u8();
 
         if publishing_date <= Utc::now() {
             volume_map