diff --git a/oracle/reactor.go b/oracle/reactor.go
index 50b1a123847..91392f1970a 100644
--- a/oracle/reactor.go
+++ b/oracle/reactor.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/oracle/service/runner"
 	oracletypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/oracle/service/types"
+	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/oracle/service/utils"
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/p2p"
 	oracleproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/oracle"
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/types"
@@ -132,8 +133,7 @@ func (oracleR *Reactor) Receive(e p2p.Envelope) {
 	switch msg := e.Message.(type) {
 	case *oracleproto.GossipedVotes:
 		// get account and sign type of oracle votes
-		accountType := []byte{msg.Signature[0]}
-		signType := []byte{msg.Signature[1]}
+		accountType, signType := utils.GetAccountSignTypeFromSignature(msg.Signature)
 		var pubKey crypto.PubKey
 
 		// get pubkey based on sign type
diff --git a/oracle/service/runner/runner.go b/oracle/service/runner/runner.go
index 75e5462cb8c..3b6598a6c45 100644
--- a/oracle/service/runner/runner.go
+++ b/oracle/service/runner/runner.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/oracle/service/types"
+	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/oracle/service/utils"
 
 	abcitypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
 	cs "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/consensus"
@@ -71,23 +72,9 @@ func ProcessSignVoteQueue(oracleInfo *types.OracleInfo, consensusState *cs.State
 	}
 
 	// set sigPrefix based on account type and sign type
-	sigPrefix := []byte{}
-	if oracleInfo.Config.EnableSubAccountSigning {
-		sigPrefix = append(sigPrefix, types.SubAccountSigPrefix...)
-	} else {
-		sigPrefix = append(sigPrefix, types.MainAccountSigPrefix...)
-	}
-
-	signType := oracleInfo.PubKey.Type()
-	switch signType {
-	case "ed25519":
-		sigPrefix = append(sigPrefix, types.Ed25519SignType...)
-	case "sr25519":
-		sigPrefix = append(sigPrefix, types.Sr25519SignType...)
-	case "secp256k1":
-		sigPrefix = append(sigPrefix, types.Secp256k1SignType...)
-	default:
-		log.Errorf("processSignVoteQueue: unsupported sign type: %v", signType)
+	sigPrefix, err := utils.FormSignaturePrefix(oracleInfo.Config.EnableSubAccountSigning, oracleInfo.PubKey.Type())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("processSignVoteQueue: unable to form sig prefix: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/oracle/service/utils/utils.go b/oracle/service/utils/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8635700262f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oracle/service/utils/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/oracle/service/types"
+)
+
+// signature prefix for oracle votes is as such:
+// index 0: accountType (if votes are signed by main val or oracle delegate)
+// index 1: signType (type of key used: ed25519/sr25519/secp256k1)
+
+func GetAccountSignTypeFromSignature(signature []byte) (accountType []byte, signType []byte) {
+	return []byte{signature[0]}, []byte{signature[1]}
+}
+
+func FormSignaturePrefix(isSubAccount bool, signType string) ([]byte, error) {
+	sigPrefix := []byte{}
+
+	if isSubAccount {
+		sigPrefix = append(sigPrefix, types.SubAccountSigPrefix...)
+	} else {
+		sigPrefix = append(sigPrefix, types.MainAccountSigPrefix...)
+	}
+
+	switch signType {
+	case "ed25519":
+		sigPrefix = append(sigPrefix, types.Ed25519SignType...)
+	case "sr25519":
+		sigPrefix = append(sigPrefix, types.Sr25519SignType...)
+	case "secp256k1":
+		sigPrefix = append(sigPrefix, types.Secp256k1SignType...)
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("FormSignaturePrefix: unsupported sign type: %v", signType)
+	}
+
+	return sigPrefix, nil
+}