diff --git a/src/solidity/decodeInfo.js b/src/solidity/decodeInfo.js
index dda0dc3dfb..77b79458eb 100644
--- a/src/solidity/decodeInfo.js
+++ b/src/solidity/decodeInfo.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var StructType = require('./types/Struct')
 var IntType = require('./types/Int')
 var UintType = require('./types/Uint')
 var MappingType = require('./types/Mapping')
+var util = require('./types/util')
 
 /**
   * mapping decode the given @arg type
@@ -73,9 +74,9 @@ function bool (type) {
   * @return {Object} returns decoded info about the current type: { storageBytes, typeName}
   */
 function dynamicByteArray (type) {
-  var match = type.match(/( storage ref| storage pointer| memory| calldata)?$/)
-  if (match.length > 1) {
-    return new BytesType(match[1].trim())
+  var location = util.extractLocation(type)
+  if (location) {
+    return new BytesType(location)
   } else {
     return null
   }
@@ -99,9 +100,9 @@ function fixedByteArray (type) {
   * @return {Object} returns decoded info about the current type: { storageBytes, typeName}
   */
 function stringType (type) {
-  var match = type.match(/( storage ref| storage pointer| memory| calldata)?$/)
-  if (match.length > 1) {
-    return new StringType(match[1].trim())
+  var location = util.extractLocation(type)
+  if (location) {
+    return new StringType(location)
   } else {
     return null
   }
diff --git a/src/solidity/types/util.js b/src/solidity/types/util.js
index db752bb130..328dff7b34 100644
--- a/src/solidity/types/util.js
+++ b/src/solidity/types/util.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ module.exports = {
   toBN: toBN,
   add: add,
   storageStore: storageStore,
-  memoryStore: memoryStore
+  memoryStore: memoryStore,
+  extractLocation: extractLocation
 }
 
 function decodeInt (location, storageContent, byteLength, signed) {
@@ -94,6 +95,15 @@ function add (value1, value2) {
   return toBN(value1).add(toBN(value2))
 }
 
+function extractLocation (type) {
+  var match = type.match(/( storage ref| storage pointer| memory| calldata)?$/)
+  if (match[1] !== '') {
+    return match[1].trim()
+  } else {
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
 function storageStore (type) {
   return type.location.indexOf('storage') === 0
 }