diff --git a/lib/handlebars/vm.js b/lib/handlebars/vm.js
index 10d8df24..3dbd8f45 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/vm.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/vm.js
@@ -135,26 +135,14 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
 
     block: function(block) {
       var mustache = block.mustache;
-      var params = mustache.params, depth, child, inverse, inverseGuid;
+      var depth, child, inverse, inverseGuid;
 
-      this.pushParams(params);
-
-      if(mustache.hash) {
-        this.hash(mustache.hash);
-      } else {
-        this.opcode('push', '{}');
-      }
-
-      // ID lookup is now on the stack
-      this.ID(mustache.id);
+      var params = this.setupStackForMustache(mustache);
 
       var programGuid = this.compileProgram(block.program);
 
       if(block.program.inverse) {
         inverseGuid = this.compileProgram(block.program.inverse);
-      }
-
-      if(block.program.inverse) {
         this.declare('inverse', inverseGuid);
       }
 
@@ -204,17 +192,7 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
     },
 
     mustache: function(mustache) {
-      var params = mustache.params;
-
-      this.pushParams(params);
-
-      if(mustache.hash) {
-        this.hash(mustache.hash);
-      } else {
-        this.opcode('push', '{}');
-      }
-
-      this.ID(mustache.id);
+      var params = this.setupStackForMustache(mustache);
 
       this.opcode('invokeMustache', params.length, mustache.id.original);
 
@@ -243,6 +221,7 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
 
     comment: function() {},
 
+    // HELPERS
     pushParams: function(params) {
       var i = params.length, param;
 
@@ -271,6 +250,22 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
         this.depths[depth] = true;
         this.depths.list.push(depth);
       }
+    },
+
+    setupStackForMustache: function(mustache) {
+      var params = mustache.params;
+
+      this.pushParams(params);
+
+      if(mustache.hash) {
+        this.hash(mustache.hash);
+      } else {
+        this.opcode('push', '{}');
+      }
+
+      this.ID(mustache.id);
+
+      return params;
     }
   };