diff --git a/tembo/cli.py b/tembo/cli.py
index bf38f2b..ac42cb7 100644
--- a/tembo/cli.py
+++ b/tembo/cli.py
@@ -61,31 +61,7 @@ def new(scope, inputs, dry_run, example):
     _cli_verify_name_exists(scope)
 
     # get the scope information from the tembo config.yml
-    config_scope = {}
-    for option in [
-        "name",
-        "example",
-        "path",
-        "filename",
-        "extension",
-        "template_filename",
-    ]:
-        try:
-            config_scope.update(
-                {
-                    option: str(user_scope[option])
-                    for user_scope in tembo.CONFIG.scopes
-                    if user_scope["name"] == scope
-                }
-            )
-        except KeyError as key_error:
-            if key_error.args[0] in ["example", "template_filename"]:
-                config_scope.update({key_error.args[0]: None})
-                continue
-            tembo.logger.critical(
-                "Key %s not found in config.  yml - exiting", key_error
-            )
-            raise SystemExit(1) from key_error
+    config_scope = _cli_get_config_scope(scope)
 
     # print the example to the user
     if example:
@@ -168,6 +144,35 @@ def _cli_verify_name_exists(scope: str) -> None:
     raise SystemExit(1)
 
 
+def _cli_get_config_scope(scope: str) -> dict:
+    config_scope = {}
+    for option in [
+        "name",
+        "example",
+        "path",
+        "filename",
+        "extension",
+        "template_filename",
+    ]:
+        try:
+            config_scope.update(
+                {
+                    option: str(user_scope[option])
+                    for user_scope in tembo.CONFIG.scopes
+                    if user_scope["name"] == scope
+                }
+            )
+        except KeyError as key_error:
+            if key_error.args[0] in ["example", "template_filename"]:
+                config_scope.update({key_error.args[0]: None})
+                continue
+            tembo.logger.critical(
+                "Key %s not found in config.  yml - exiting", key_error
+            )
+            raise SystemExit(1) from key_error
+    return config_scope
+
+
 def cli_message(message: str) -> None:
     click.echo(f"[TEMBO] {message} 🐘")