diff --git a/templates/task-list.html b/templates/task-list.html
index d9314cf..3a76aca 100644
--- a/templates/task-list.html
+++ b/templates/task-list.html
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ <h1 class="govuk-heading-l">{{ serviceName }}</h1>
 
       <h2 class="govuk-heading-m">[ Heading for first set of tasks ]</h2>
 
+      {% set completedStatus = {
+        text: "Completed"
+      } %}
+
+      {% set incompleteStatus = {
+        text: "Incomplete",
+        classes: "govuk-tag--blue"
+      } %}
+
       {{ govukTaskList({
         idPrefix: "first-section",
         items: [
@@ -24,9 +33,7 @@ <h2 class="govuk-heading-m">[ Heading for first set of tasks ]</h2>
                 text: "Name of first task"
               },
             href: "#",
-            status: {
-              text: "Completed"
-            }
+            status: completedStatus
           },
           {
             title:
@@ -34,12 +41,7 @@ <h2 class="govuk-heading-m">[ Heading for first set of tasks ]</h2>
                 text: "Name of second task"
               },
             href: "#",
-            status: {
-              tag: {
-                text: "Not started",
-                classes: "govuk-tag--blue"
-              }
-            }
+            status: incompleteStatus
           }
         ]
       })
@@ -56,9 +58,7 @@ <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-!-margin-top-5">[ Heading for second set of tas
                 text: "Name of third task"
               },
             href: "#",
-            status: {
-              text: "Completed"
-            }
+            status: completedStatus
           },
           {
             title:
@@ -66,12 +66,7 @@ <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-!-margin-top-5">[ Heading for second set of tas
                 text: "Name of fifth task"
               },
             href: "#",
-            status: {
-              tag: {
-                text: "Not started",
-                classes: "govuk-tag--blue"
-              }
-            }
+            status: incompleteStatus
           },
           {
             title:
@@ -79,9 +74,7 @@ <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-!-margin-top-5">[ Heading for second set of tas
                 text: "Name of sixth task"
               },
             href: "#",
-            status: {
-              text: "Completed"
-            }
+            status: completedStatus
           },
           {
             title:
@@ -89,12 +82,7 @@ <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-!-margin-top-5">[ Heading for second set of tas
                 text: "Name of seventh task"
               },
             href: "#",
-            status: {
-              tag: {
-                text: "Not started",
-                classes: "govuk-tag--blue"
-              }
-            }
+            status: incompleteStatus
           },
           {
             title:
@@ -102,12 +90,7 @@ <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-!-margin-top-5">[ Heading for second set of tas
                 text: "Name of eighth task"
               },
             href: "#",
-            status: {
-              tag: {
-                text: "Not started",
-                classes: "govuk-tag--blue"
-              }
-            }
+            status: incompleteStatus
           }
         ]
       })