diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
index cf9db08b..3b58a004 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestOptions
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.target.Target
 import com.google.gson.Gson
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken
-import com.klinker.android.send_message.Settings
 import com.klinker.android.send_message.Transaction
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.ConfirmationDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
@@ -768,12 +767,7 @@ class ThreadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             }
         }
 
-        val settings = Settings()
-        settings.useSystemSending = true
-        settings.deliveryReports = config.enableDeliveryReports
-        settings.sendLongAsMms = config.sendLongMessageMMS
-        settings.sendLongAsMmsAfter = 1
-
+        val settings = getSendMessageSettings()
         val SIMId = availableSIMCards.getOrNull(currentSIMCardIndex)?.subscriptionId
         if (SIMId != null) {
             settings.subscriptionId = SIMId
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
index 93154d87..c318e587 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import android.provider.Telephony.*
 import android.text.TextUtils
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
 import androidx.core.app.RemoteInput
+import com.klinker.android.send_message.Settings
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.models.PhoneNumber
@@ -958,3 +959,12 @@ fun Context.getFileSizeFromUri(uri: Uri): Long {
         return FILE_SIZE_NONE
     }
 }
+
+fun Context.getSendMessageSettings(): Settings {
+    val settings = Settings()
+    settings.useSystemSending = true
+    settings.deliveryReports = config.enableDeliveryReports
+    settings.sendLongAsMms = config.sendLongMessageMMS
+    settings.sendLongAsMmsAfter = 1
+    return settings
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/receivers/DirectReplyReceiver.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/receivers/DirectReplyReceiver.kt
index 79e333b8..6c590b2b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/receivers/DirectReplyReceiver.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/receivers/DirectReplyReceiver.kt
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import android.content.BroadcastReceiver
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import androidx.core.app.RemoteInput
-import com.klinker.android.send_message.Settings
 import com.klinker.android.send_message.Transaction
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.notificationManager
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.showErrorToast
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.ensureBackgroundThread
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.conversationsDB
+import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.getSendMessageSettings
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.markThreadMessagesRead
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.removeDiacriticsIfNeeded
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.helpers.REPLY
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ class DirectReplyReceiver : BroadcastReceiver() {
 
         msg = context.removeDiacriticsIfNeeded(msg)
 
-        val settings = Settings()
-        settings.useSystemSending = true
-        settings.deliveryReports = true
-
+        val settings = context.getSendMessageSettings()
         val transaction = Transaction(context, settings)
         val message = com.klinker.android.send_message.Message(msg, address)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/services/HeadlessSmsSendService.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/services/HeadlessSmsSendService.kt
index de6df798..5f7dfc24 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/services/HeadlessSmsSendService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/services/HeadlessSmsSendService.kt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.services
 import android.app.Service
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
-import com.klinker.android.send_message.Settings
 import com.klinker.android.send_message.Transaction
+import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.getSendMessageSettings
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.getThreadId
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.receivers.SmsStatusDeliveredReceiver
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.receivers.SmsStatusSentReceiver
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ class HeadlessSmsSendService : Service() {
 
             val number = Uri.decode(intent.dataString!!.removePrefix("sms:").removePrefix("smsto:").removePrefix("mms").removePrefix("mmsto:").trim())
             val text = intent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT)
-            val settings = Settings()
-            settings.useSystemSending = true
-            settings.deliveryReports = true
-
+            val settings = getSendMessageSettings()
             val transaction = Transaction(this, settings)
             val message = com.klinker.android.send_message.Message(text, number)