diff --git a/src/cli/commands/protect/prompts.ts b/src/cli/commands/protect/prompts.ts
index 8abe6edac2..31a368db77 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/protect/prompts.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/protect/prompts.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ import * as config from '../../../lib/config';
 import * as snykPolicy from 'snyk-policy';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { AnnotatedIssue, SEVERITY } from '../../../lib/snyk-test/legacy';
-import {
-  legacySeveritiesColourMapping,
-  defaultSeverityColor,
-} from '../../../lib/snyk-test/common';
+import { getLegacySeveritiesColour } from '../../../lib/snyk-test/common';
 import { titleCaseText } from '../test/formatters/legacy-format-issue';
 
 const debug = debugModule('snyk');
@@ -50,9 +47,7 @@ function sort(prop) {
 
 function createSeverityBasedIssueHeading(msg: string, severity: SEVERITY) {
   // Example: ✗ Medium severity vulnerability found in xmldom
-  const severityColor = legacySeveritiesColourMapping[severity]
-    ? legacySeveritiesColourMapping[severity]
-    : defaultSeverityColor;
+  const severityColor = getLegacySeveritiesColour(severity);
   return severityColor.colorFunc(msg);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/test/formatters/legacy-format-issue.ts b/src/cli/commands/test/formatters/legacy-format-issue.ts
index 8be1033761..fb348d1ac3 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/test/formatters/legacy-format-issue.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/test/formatters/legacy-format-issue.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ import {
 import { formatLegalInstructions } from './legal-license-instructions';
 import { getReachabilityText } from './format-reachability';
 import { PATH_SEPARATOR } from '../../constants';
-import {
-  legacySeveritiesColourMapping,
-  defaultSeverityColor,
-} from '../../../../lib/snyk-test/common';
+import { getLegacySeveritiesColour } from '../../../../lib/snyk-test/common';
 
 export function formatIssues(
   vuln: GroupedVuln,
@@ -99,9 +96,7 @@ function createSeverityBasedIssueHeading({
 }: CreateSeverityBasedIssueHeading) {
   // Example: ✗ Medium severity vulnerability found in xmldom
   const vulnTypeText = type === 'license' ? 'issue' : 'vulnerability';
-  const severityColor = legacySeveritiesColourMapping[severity]
-    ? legacySeveritiesColourMapping[severity]
-    : defaultSeverityColor;
+  const severityColor = getLegacySeveritiesColour(severity);
 
   let originalSeverityStr = '';
   if (originalSeverity && originalSeverity !== severity) {
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/test/formatters/remediation-based-format-issues.ts b/src/cli/commands/test/formatters/remediation-based-format-issues.ts
index 34b2a85649..7c0f5a6b2a 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/test/formatters/remediation-based-format-issues.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/test/formatters/remediation-based-format-issues.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../lib/snyk-test/legacy';
 import {
   SEVERITIES,
-  severitiesColourMapping,
-  defaultSeverityColor,
+  getSeveritiesColour,
 } from '../../../../lib/snyk-test/common';
 import { formatLegalInstructions } from './legal-license-instructions';
 import {
@@ -442,9 +441,7 @@ export function formatIssue(
   reachability?: REACHABILITY,
   sampleReachablePaths?: SampleReachablePaths,
 ): string {
-  const severityColor = severitiesColourMapping[severity]
-    ? severitiesColourMapping[severity]
-    : defaultSeverityColor;
+  const severityColor = getSeveritiesColour(severity);
 
   const newBadge = isNew ? ' (new)' : '';
   const name = vulnerableModule ? ` in ${chalk.bold(vulnerableModule)}` : '';
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/test/iac-output.ts b/src/cli/commands/test/iac-output.ts
index d654ed4594..bba45c02ba 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/test/iac-output.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/test/iac-output.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ import { printPath } from './formatters/remediation-based-format-issues';
 import { titleCaseText } from './formatters/legacy-format-issue';
 import * as sarif from 'sarif';
 import { SEVERITY } from '../../../lib/snyk-test/legacy';
-import {
-  severitiesColourMapping,
-  defaultSeverityColor,
-} from '../../../lib/snyk-test/common';
+import { getSeveritiesColour } from '../../../lib/snyk-test/common';
 import { IacFileInDirectory } from '../../../lib/types';
 import upperFirst = require('lodash.upperfirst');
 const debug = Debug('iac-output');
@@ -35,9 +32,7 @@ function formatIacIssue(
 
   const description = extractOverview(issue.description).trim();
   const descriptionLine = `\n    ${description}\n`;
-  const severityColor = severitiesColourMapping[issue.severity]
-    ? severitiesColourMapping[issue.severity]
-    : defaultSeverityColor;
+  const severityColor = getSeveritiesColour(issue.severity);
 
   return (
     severityColor.colorFunc(
diff --git a/src/lib/snyk-test/common.ts b/src/lib/snyk-test/common.ts
index b8bb757871..aaee849c2b 100644
--- a/src/lib/snyk-test/common.ts
+++ b/src/lib/snyk-test/common.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ export const defaultSeverityColor = {
   },
 };
 
+export function getSeveritiesColour(severity: string) {
+  return severitiesColourMapping[severity] || defaultSeverityColor;
+}
+
+export function getLegacySeveritiesColour(severity: string) {
+  return legacySeveritiesColourMapping[severity] || defaultSeverityColor;
+}
+
 export enum FAIL_ON {
   all = 'all',
   upgradable = 'upgradable',