diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/master/exploiter.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/master/exploiter.py
index 3f732ffa3..0dfc8869f 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/master/exploiter.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/master/exploiter.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from typing import Callable, Dict, List
 from infection_monkey.i_puppet import ExploiterResultData, IPuppet
 from infection_monkey.model import VictimHost
 
-from .threading_utils import create_daemon_thread
+from .threading_utils import run_worker_threads
 
 QUEUE_TIMEOUT = 2
 
@@ -40,16 +40,9 @@ class Exploiter:
         )
 
         exploit_args = (exploiters_to_run, hosts_to_exploit, results_callback, scan_completed, stop)
-
-        # TODO: This functionality is also used in IPScanner and can be generalized. Extract it.
-        exploiter_threads = []
-        for i in range(0, self._num_workers):
-            t = create_daemon_thread(target=self._exploit_hosts_on_queue, args=exploit_args)
-            t.start()
-            exploiter_threads.append(t)
-
-        for t in exploiter_threads:
-            t.join()
+        run_worker_threads(
+            target=self._exploit_hosts_on_queue, args=exploit_args, num_workers=self._num_workers
+        )
 
     def _exploit_hosts_on_queue(
         self,
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/master/ip_scanner.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/master/ip_scanner.py
index 450ff3006..9e5851e7b 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/master/ip_scanner.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/master/ip_scanner.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from infection_monkey.i_puppet import (
 )
 
 from . import IPScanResults
-from .threading_utils import create_daemon_thread
+from .threading_utils import run_worker_threads
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -35,14 +35,7 @@ class IPScanner:
             ips.put(ip)
 
         scan_ips_args = (ips, options, results_callback, stop)
-        scan_threads = []
-        for i in range(0, self._num_workers):
-            t = create_daemon_thread(target=self._scan_ips, args=scan_ips_args)
-            t.start()
-            scan_threads.append(t)
-
-        for t in scan_threads:
-            t.join()
+        run_worker_threads(target=self._scan_ips, args=scan_ips_args, num_workers=self._num_workers)
 
     def _scan_ips(self, ips: Queue, options: Dict, results_callback: Callback, stop: Event):
         logger.debug(f"Starting scan thread -- Thread ID: {threading.get_ident()}")
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/master/threading_utils.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/master/threading_utils.py
index 56cf4a459..dbcc67984 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/master/threading_utils.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/master/threading_utils.py
@@ -2,5 +2,16 @@ from threading import Thread
 from typing import Callable, Tuple
 
 
+def run_worker_threads(target: Callable[..., None], args: Tuple = (), num_workers: int = 2):
+    worker_threads = []
+    for i in range(0, num_workers):
+        t = create_daemon_thread(target=target, args=args)
+        t.start()
+        worker_threads.append(t)
+
+    for t in worker_threads:
+        t.join()
+
+
 def create_daemon_thread(target: Callable[..., None], args: Tuple = ()):
     return Thread(target=target, args=args, daemon=True)