diff --git a/qubes/vm/appvm.py b/qubes/vm/appvm.py
index 70a1e753..5f9b220c 100644
--- a/qubes/vm/appvm.py
+++ b/qubes/vm/appvm.py
@@ -86,16 +86,7 @@ class AppVM(qubes.vm.qubesvm.QubesVM):
             for name, conf in self.volume_config.items():
                 tpl_volume = template.volumes[name]
 
-                conf['size'] = tpl_volume.size
-                conf['pool'] = tpl_volume.pool
-
-                has_source = ('source' in conf and conf['source'] is not None)
-                is_snapshot = 'snap_on_start' in conf and conf['snap_on_start']
-                if is_snapshot and not has_source:
-                    if tpl_volume.source is not None:
-                        conf['source'] = tpl_volume.source
-                    else:
-                        conf['source'] = tpl_volume.vid
+                self.config_volume_from_source(conf, tpl_volume)
 
             for name, config in template.volume_config.items():
                 # in case the template vm has more volumes add them to own
diff --git a/qubes/vm/dispvm.py b/qubes/vm/dispvm.py
index dd660b55..6ae47225 100644
--- a/qubes/vm/dispvm.py
+++ b/qubes/vm/dispvm.py
@@ -84,17 +84,7 @@ class DispVM(qubes.vm.qubesvm.QubesVM):
 
             for name, conf in self.volume_config.items():
                 tpl_volume = template.volumes[name]
-
-                conf['size'] = tpl_volume.size
-                conf['pool'] = tpl_volume.pool
-
-                has_source = ('source' in conf and conf['source'] is not None)
-                is_snapshot = 'snap_on_start' in conf and conf['snap_on_start']
-                if is_snapshot and not has_source:
-                    if tpl_volume.source is not None:
-                        conf['source'] = tpl_volume.source
-                    else:
-                        conf['source'] = tpl_volume.vid
+                self.config_volume_from_source(conf, tpl_volume)
 
             for name, config in template.volume_config.items():
                 # in case the template vm has more volumes add them to own
diff --git a/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py b/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
index eb3b1058..437b8805 100644
--- a/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
+++ b/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
@@ -1762,6 +1762,24 @@ class QubesVM(qubes.vm.mix.net.NetVMMixin, qubes.vm.BaseVM):
     # helper methods
     #
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def config_volume_from_source(volume_config, source):
+        '''Adjust storage volume config to use given volume as a source'''
+
+        volume_config['size'] = source.size
+        volume_config['pool'] = source.pool
+
+        has_source = (
+            'source' in volume_config and volume_config['source'] is not None)
+        is_snapshot = 'snap_on_start' in volume_config and volume_config[
+            'snap_on_start']
+        if is_snapshot and not has_source:
+            if source.source is not None:
+                volume_config['source'] = source.source
+            else:
+                volume_config['source'] = source.vid
+        return volume_config
+
     def relative_path(self, path):
         '''Return path relative to py:attr:`dir_path`.