diff --git a/app/controllers/image_uploads_controller.rb b/app/controllers/image_uploads_controller.rb
index 6c6cf656b..e8f789c69 100644
--- a/app/controllers/image_uploads_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/image_uploads_controller.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ImageUploadsController < ApplicationController
     Array.wrap(images).map do |image|
       ArticleImageUploader.new.tap do |uploader|
         uploader.store!(image)
-        rate_limiter.track_image_uploads
+        rate_limiter.track_limit_by_action(:image_upload)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/organizations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/organizations_controller.rb
index 59cac6ec9..8119a70a2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/organizations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/organizations_controller.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class OrganizationsController < ApplicationController
     @organization = Organization.new(organization_params)
     authorize @organization
     if @organization.save
-      rate_limiter.track_organization_creation
+      rate_limiter.track_limit_by_action(:organization_creation)
       @organization_membership = OrganizationMembership.create!(organization_id: @organization.id, user_id: current_user.id, type_of_user: "admin")
       flash[:settings_notice] = "Your organization was successfully created and you are an admin."
       redirect_to "/settings/organization/#{@organization.id}"
diff --git a/app/labor/rate_limit_checker.rb b/app/labor/rate_limit_checker.rb
index 812b5875e..298641051 100644
--- a/app/labor/rate_limit_checker.rb
+++ b/app/labor/rate_limit_checker.rb
@@ -52,14 +52,10 @@ class RateLimitChecker
     result
   end
 
-  def track_image_uploads
-    expires_in = RETRY_AFTER[:image_upload].seconds
-    Rails.cache.increment("#{@user.id}_image_upload", 1, expires_in: expires_in)
-  end
-
-  def track_article_updates
-    expires_in = RETRY_AFTER[:article_update].seconds
-    Rails.cache.increment("#{@user.id}_article_update", 1, expires_in: expires_in)
+  def track_limit_by_action(action)
+    cache_key = "#{@user.id}_#{action}"
+    expires_in = RETRY_AFTER[action].seconds
+    Rails.cache.increment(cache_key, 1, expires_in: expires_in)
   end
 
   def limit_by_email_recipient_address(address)
@@ -68,11 +64,6 @@ class RateLimitChecker
       SiteConfig.rate_limit_email_recipient
   end
 
-  def track_organization_creation
-    expires_in = RETRY_AFTER[:organization_creation].seconds
-    Rails.cache.increment("#{@user.id}_organization_creation", 1, expires_in: expires_in)
-  end
-
   private
 
   def check_comment_creation_limit
diff --git a/app/services/articles/updater.rb b/app/services/articles/updater.rb
index 77438dba6..25d429104 100644
--- a/app/services/articles/updater.rb
+++ b/app/services/articles/updater.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module Articles
       article_params[:edited_at] = Time.current if update_edited_at
 
       article.update!(article_params)
-      rate_limiter.track_article_updates
+      rate_limiter.track_limit_by_action(:article_update)
 
       # send notification only the first time an article is published
       send_notification = article.published && article.saved_change_to_published_at.present?
diff --git a/spec/labor/rate_limit_checker_spec.rb b/spec/labor/rate_limit_checker_spec.rb
index 9617df73e..6652bb1e0 100644
--- a/spec/labor/rate_limit_checker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/labor/rate_limit_checker_spec.rb
@@ -137,25 +137,15 @@ RSpec.describe RateLimitChecker, type: :labor do
     end
   end
 
-  describe ".track_image_uploads" do
-    it "calls the cache object correctly" do
+  describe "#track_limit_by_action" do
+    it "increments cache for action with retry as expiration" do
       allow(Rails.cache).to receive(:increment)
+      action = :image_upload
+      rate_limit_checker.track_limit_by_action(action)
 
-      rate_limit_checker.track_image_uploads
-
-      key = "#{user.id}_image_upload"
-      expect(Rails.cache).to have_received(:increment).with(key, 1, expires_in: 30.seconds)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe ".track_article_updates" do
-    it "calls the cache object correctly" do
-      allow(Rails.cache).to receive(:increment)
-
-      rate_limit_checker.track_article_updates
-
-      key = "#{user.id}_article_update"
-      expect(Rails.cache).to have_received(:increment).with(key, 1, expires_in: 30.seconds)
+      key = "#{user.id}_#{action}"
+      expires_in = described_class::RETRY_AFTER[action]
+      expect(Rails.cache).to have_received(:increment).with(key, 1, expires_in: expires_in)
     end
   end