diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
index b5df6860..bc4565f5 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ public:
     void register_logger(std::shared_ptr<logger> new_logger)
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(logger_map_mutex_);
-        auto logger_name = new_logger->name();
-        throw_if_exists_(logger_name);
-        loggers_[logger_name] = std::move(new_logger);
+        register_logger_(std::move(new_logger));
     }
 
     void initialize_logger(std::shared_ptr<logger> new_logger)
@@ -62,8 +60,7 @@ public:
 
         if (automatic_registration_)
         {
-            throw_if_exists_(new_logger->name());
-            loggers_[new_logger->name()] = std::move(new_logger);
+            register_logger_(std::move(new_logger));
         }
     }
 
@@ -264,6 +261,13 @@ private:
         }
     }
 
+    void register_logger_(std::shared_ptr<logger> new_logger)
+    {
+        auto logger_name = new_logger->name();
+        throw_if_exists_(logger_name);
+        loggers_[logger_name] = std::move(new_logger);
+    }
+
     std::mutex logger_map_mutex_, flusher_mutex_;
     std::recursive_mutex tp_mutex_;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<logger>> loggers_;