diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/planning/PlanningService.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/planning/PlanningService.java
index aeff635..4a4ae85 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/planning/PlanningService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/recipeapp/planning/PlanningService.java
@@ -216,10 +216,6 @@ public class PlanningService {
     private double scoreFromSimulatedSlots(List<SimulatedSlot> slots, VarietyScoreConfig config,
                                             Set<UUID> recentlyCookedIds) {
         List<String> checkedTagTypes = config.getRepeatTagTypes();
-        double wTagRepeat = config.getWTagRepeat().doubleValue();
-        double wIngredientOverlap = config.getWIngredientOverlap().doubleValue();
-        double wRecentRepeat = config.getWRecentRepeat().doubleValue();
-        double wPlanDuplicate = config.getWPlanDuplicate().doubleValue();
 
         // 1. Tag-type repeats on consecutive days
         Map<String, List<LocalDate>> tagDays = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -259,11 +255,16 @@ public class PlanningService {
                 .mapToLong(c -> c - 1)
                 .sum();
 
+        return applyPenalties(tagRepeatCount, ingredientOverlapCount, recentRepeatCount, duplicatePenaltyCount, config);
+    }
+
+    private double applyPenalties(long tagRepeats, long ingredientOverlaps, long recentRepeats,
+                                  long duplicates, VarietyScoreConfig config) {
         double score = MAX_VARIETY_SCORE;
-        score -= tagRepeatCount * wTagRepeat;
-        score -= ingredientOverlapCount * wIngredientOverlap;
-        score -= recentRepeatCount * wRecentRepeat;
-        score -= duplicatePenaltyCount * wPlanDuplicate;
+        score -= tagRepeats * config.getWTagRepeat().doubleValue();
+        score -= ingredientOverlaps * config.getWIngredientOverlap().doubleValue();
+        score -= recentRepeats * config.getWRecentRepeat().doubleValue();
+        score -= duplicates * config.getWPlanDuplicate().doubleValue();
         return Math.max(0, Math.min(MAX_VARIETY_SCORE, score));
     }
 
@@ -281,10 +282,6 @@ public class PlanningService {
                 .orElse(VarietyScoreConfig.defaults(plan.getHousehold()));
 
         List<String> checkedTagTypes = config.getRepeatTagTypes();
-        double wTagRepeat = config.getWTagRepeat().doubleValue();
-        double wIngredientOverlap = config.getWIngredientOverlap().doubleValue();
-        double wRecentRepeat = config.getWRecentRepeat().doubleValue();
-        double wPlanDuplicate = config.getWPlanDuplicate().doubleValue();
         int historyDays = config.getHistoryDays();
 
         // 1. Tag-type repeats on consecutive days
@@ -352,13 +349,7 @@ public class PlanningService {
             }
         }
 
-        // Calculate score
-        double score = MAX_VARIETY_SCORE;
-        score -= tagRepeats.size() * wTagRepeat;
-        score -= overlaps.size() * wIngredientOverlap;
-        score -= recentRepeats.size() * wRecentRepeat;
-        score -= duplicatePenaltyCount * wPlanDuplicate;
-        score = Math.max(0, Math.min(MAX_VARIETY_SCORE, score));
+        double score = applyPenalties(tagRepeats.size(), overlaps.size(), recentRepeats.size(), duplicatePenaltyCount, config);
 
         return new VarietyScoreResponse(score, tagRepeats, overlaps, recentRepeats, duplicatesInPlan);
     }