diff --git a/src/fides/api/api/v1/endpoints/router_factory.py b/src/fides/api/api/v1/endpoints/router_factory.py
index 2afd5fb334..b7be7047e7 100644
--- a/src/fides/api/api/v1/endpoints/router_factory.py
+++ b/src/fides/api/api/v1/endpoints/router_factory.py
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ async def validate_data_categories(
         )
 
 
+def validate_masking_strategy(dataset: Dataset) -> None:
+    try:
+        validate_masking_strategy_override(dataset)
+    except ValidationError as e:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+            detail=jsonable_encoder(e.message),
+        )
+
+
 def generic_router_factory(fides_model: FidesModelType, model_type: str) -> APIRouter:
     """
     Compose all of the individual route factories into a single coherent Router.
@@ -147,13 +157,7 @@ async def create(
         sql_model = sql_model_map[model_type]
         if isinstance(resource, Dataset):
             await validate_data_categories(resource, db)
-            try:
-                validate_masking_strategy_override(resource)
-            except ValidationError as e:
-                raise HTTPException(
-                    status_code=HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
-                    detail=jsonable_encoder(e.message),
-                )
+            validate_masking_strategy(resource)
         if isinstance(sql_model, ModelWithDefaultField) and resource.is_default:
             raise errors.ForbiddenIsDefaultTaxonomyError(
                 model_type, resource.fides_key, action="create"
@@ -258,13 +262,7 @@ async def update(
         sql_model = sql_model_map[model_type]
         if isinstance(resource, Dataset):
             await validate_data_categories(resource, db)
-            try:
-                validate_masking_strategy_override(resource)
-            except ValidationError as e:
-                raise HTTPException(
-                    status_code=HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
-                    detail=jsonable_encoder(e.message),
-                )
+            validate_masking_strategy(resource)
         await forbid_if_editing_is_default(sql_model, resource.fides_key, resource, db)
         return await update_resource(sql_model, resource.model_dump(mode="json"), db)
 
@@ -346,13 +344,7 @@ async def upsert(
         for resource in resources:
             if isinstance(resource, Dataset):
                 await validate_data_categories(resource, db)
-                try:
-                    validate_masking_strategy_override(resource)
-                except ValidationError as e:
-                    raise HTTPException(
-                        status_code=HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
-                        detail=jsonable_encoder(e.message),
-                    )
+                validate_masking_strategy(resource)
         await forbid_if_editing_any_is_default(sql_model, resource_dicts, db)
         result = await upsert_resources(sql_model, resource_dicts, db)
         response.status_code = (