diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/Manager.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/Manager.java
index 8f9299832..47f5e0ade 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/Manager.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/Manager.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.jivesoftware.smack;
 
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.SmackException.NotLoggedInException;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.Objects;
 
 public abstract class Manager {
@@ -33,4 +34,18 @@ public abstract class Manager {
     protected final XMPPConnection connection() {
         return weakConnection.get();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the XMPPConnection of this Manager if it's authenticated, i.e. logged in. Otherwise throw a {@link NotLoggedInException}.
+     *
+     * @return the XMPPConnection of this Manager.
+     * @throws NotLoggedInException if the connection is not authenticated.
+     */
+    protected final XMPPConnection getAuthenticatedConnectionOrThrow() throws NotLoggedInException {
+        XMPPConnection connection = connection();
+        if (!connection.isAuthenticated()) {
+            throw new NotLoggedInException();
+        }
+        return connection;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/smack-im/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/roster/Roster.java b/smack-im/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/roster/Roster.java
index 2f5c3b656..cfde00dbe 100644
--- a/smack-im/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/roster/Roster.java
+++ b/smack-im/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/roster/Roster.java
@@ -287,10 +287,7 @@ public final class Roster extends Manager {
      * @throws InterruptedException 
      */
     public void reload() throws NotLoggedInException, NotConnectedException, InterruptedException{
-        final XMPPConnection connection = connection();
-        if (!connection.isAuthenticated()) {
-            throw new NotLoggedInException();
-        }
+        final XMPPConnection connection = getAuthenticatedConnectionOrThrow();
 
         RosterPacket packet = new RosterPacket();
         if (rosterStore != null && isRosterVersioningSupported()) {
@@ -457,10 +454,7 @@ public final class Roster extends Manager {
      * @throws InterruptedException 
      */
     public void createEntry(Jid user, String name, String[] groups) throws NotLoggedInException, NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException, NotConnectedException, InterruptedException {
-        final XMPPConnection connection = connection();
-        if (!connection.isAuthenticated()) {
-            throw new NotLoggedInException();
-        }
+        final XMPPConnection connection = getAuthenticatedConnectionOrThrow();
 
         // Create and send roster entry creation packet.
         RosterPacket rosterPacket = new RosterPacket();
@@ -532,11 +526,7 @@ public final class Roster extends Manager {
      * @since 4.2
      */
     public boolean isSubscriptionPreApprovalSupported() throws NotLoggedInException {
-        final XMPPConnection connection = connection();
-        if (!connection.isAuthenticated()) {
-            throw new NotLoggedInException();
-        }
-
+        final XMPPConnection connection = getAuthenticatedConnectionOrThrow();
         return connection.hasFeature(SubscriptionPreApproval.ELEMENT, SubscriptionPreApproval.NAMESPACE);
     }
 
@@ -554,10 +544,7 @@ public final class Roster extends Manager {
      * @throws InterruptedException 
      */
     public void removeEntry(RosterEntry entry) throws NotLoggedInException, NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException, NotConnectedException, InterruptedException {
-        final XMPPConnection connection = connection();
-        if (!connection.isAuthenticated()) {
-            throw new NotLoggedInException();
-        }
+        final XMPPConnection connection = getAuthenticatedConnectionOrThrow();
 
         // Only remove the entry if it's in the entry list.
         // The actual removal logic takes place in RosterPacketListenerprocess>>Packet(Packet)