diff --git a/data/kata-collect-data.sh.in b/data/kata-collect-data.sh.in
index 5e6ddc8953..48052db7ae 100644
--- a/data/kata-collect-data.sh.in
+++ b/data/kata-collect-data.sh.in
@@ -672,6 +672,19 @@ read_osbuilder_file()
 	cat "$file"
 }
 
+show_details()
+{
+	show_meta
+	show_runtime
+	show_runtime_configs
+	show_throttler_details
+	show_image_details
+	show_initrd_details
+	show_log_details
+	show_container_mgr_details
+	show_package_versions
+}
+
 main()
 {
 	args=$(getopt \
@@ -711,15 +724,7 @@ main()
 	[ $(id -u) -eq 0 ] || die "Need to run as root"
 	[ -n "$runtime" ] || die "cannot find runtime '$runtime_name'"
 
-	show_meta
-	show_runtime
-	show_runtime_configs
-	show_throttler_details
-	show_image_details
-	show_initrd_details
-	show_log_details
-	show_container_mgr_details
-	show_package_versions
+	show_details
 }
 
 main "$@"