diff --git a/lib/HashAlgorithm/Cleartext.php b/lib/HashAlgorithm/Cleartext.php
index 17526b1..179d1ba 100644
--- a/lib/HashAlgorithm/Cleartext.php
+++ b/lib/HashAlgorithm/Cleartext.php
@@ -25,25 +25,7 @@ namespace OCA\user_sql\HashAlgorithm;
  */
 class Cleartext implements HashAlgorithm
 {
-    /**
-     * @var Cleartext
-     */
-    private static $instance;
-
-    private function __construct()
-    {
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return Cleartext
-     */
-    public static function getInstance()
-    {
-        if (self::$instance === null) {
-            self::$instance = new Cleartext();
-        }
-        return self::$instance;
-    }
+    use Singleton;
 
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
@@ -68,8 +50,4 @@ class Cleartext implements HashAlgorithm
     {
         return $password === $dbHash;
     }
-
-    private function __clone()
-    {
-    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/HashAlgorithm/MD5.php b/lib/HashAlgorithm/MD5.php
index 5d7548d..acf3370 100644
--- a/lib/HashAlgorithm/MD5.php
+++ b/lib/HashAlgorithm/MD5.php
@@ -25,25 +25,7 @@ namespace OCA\user_sql\HashAlgorithm;
  */
 class MD5 implements HashAlgorithm
 {
-    /**
-     * @var MD5
-     */
-    private static $instance;
-
-    private function __construct()
-    {
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return MD5
-     */
-    public static function getInstance()
-    {
-        if (self::$instance === null) {
-            self::$instance = new MD5();
-        }
-        return self::$instance;
-    }
+    use Singleton;
 
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
@@ -68,8 +50,4 @@ class MD5 implements HashAlgorithm
     {
         return md5($password) === $dbHash;
     }
-
-    private function __clone()
-    {
-    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/HashAlgorithm/SHA1.php b/lib/HashAlgorithm/SHA1.php
index 6913adb..e9f7a1e 100644
--- a/lib/HashAlgorithm/SHA1.php
+++ b/lib/HashAlgorithm/SHA1.php
@@ -25,25 +25,7 @@ namespace OCA\user_sql\HashAlgorithm;
  */
 class SHA1 implements HashAlgorithm
 {
-    /**
-     * @var SHA1
-     */
-    private static $instance;
-
-    private function __construct()
-    {
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return SHA1
-     */
-    public static function getInstance()
-    {
-        if (self::$instance === null) {
-            self::$instance = new SHA1();
-        }
-        return self::$instance;
-    }
+    use Singleton;
 
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
@@ -68,8 +50,4 @@ class SHA1 implements HashAlgorithm
     {
         return sha1($password) === $dbHash;
     }
-
-    private function __clone()
-    {
-    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/HashAlgorithm/Singleton.php b/lib/HashAlgorithm/Singleton.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b54c550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/HashAlgorithm/Singleton.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Nextcloud - user_sql
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Andreas Böhler <dev (at) aboehler (dot) at>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\user_sql\HashAlgorithm;
+
+/**
+ * Singleton pattern trait.
+ * @author Marcin Łojewski <dev@mlojewski.me>
+ */
+trait Singleton
+{
+    private static $instance;
+
+    final private function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->init();
+    }
+
+    protected function init()
+    {
+    }
+
+    final public static function getInstance()
+    {
+        return isset(static::$instance)
+            ? static::$instance
+            : static::$instance = new static;
+    }
+
+    final private function __clone()
+    {
+    }
+}