diff --git a/lib/swagger-helpers.js b/lib/swagger-helpers.js
index 026a8f9e..7f525cc2 100644
--- a/lib/swagger-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/swagger-helpers.js
@@ -106,6 +106,46 @@ function _getSwaggerKey(propertyName) {
   return propertyName;
 }
 
+function _handleSwaggerProperties(swaggerObject, pathObject, propertyName) {
+  switch (propertyName) {
+    case 'securityDefinition':
+    case 'securityDefinitions':
+    case 'response':
+    case 'responses':
+    case 'parameter':
+    case 'parameters':
+    case 'definition':
+    case 'definitions': {
+      var keyName = _getSwaggerKey(propertyName);
+      var definitionNames = Object
+        .getOwnPropertyNames(pathObject[propertyName]);
+      for (var k = 0; k < definitionNames.length; k = k + 1) {
+        var definitionName = definitionNames[k];
+        swaggerObject[keyName][definitionName] =
+          pathObject[propertyName][definitionName];
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+    case 'tag':
+    case 'tags': {
+      _deprecatedPropertyWarning(propertyName);
+      var tag = pathObject[propertyName];
+      _attachTags({
+        tag: tag,
+        swaggerObject: swaggerObject,
+        propertyName: propertyName,
+      });
+      break;
+    }
+    // Assumes a path property if nothing else matches.
+    default: {
+      swaggerObject.paths[propertyName] = _objectMerge(
+        swaggerObject.paths[propertyName], pathObject[propertyName]
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Adds the data in to the swagger object.
  * @function
@@ -124,43 +164,8 @@ function addDataToSwaggerObject(swaggerObject, data) {
     // Iterating the properties of the a given pathObject.
     for (var j = 0; j < propertyNames.length; j = j + 1) {
       var propertyName = propertyNames[j];
-      switch (propertyName) {
-        case 'securityDefinition':
-        case 'securityDefinitions':
-        case 'response':
-        case 'responses':
-        case 'parameter':
-        case 'parameters':
-        case 'definition':
-        case 'definitions': {
-          var keyName = _getSwaggerKey(propertyName);
-          var definitionNames = Object
-            .getOwnPropertyNames(pathObject[propertyName]);
-          for (var k = 0; k < definitionNames.length; k = k + 1) {
-            var definitionName = definitionNames[k];
-            swaggerObject[keyName][definitionName] =
-              pathObject[propertyName][definitionName];
-          }
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'tag':
-        case 'tags': {
-          _deprecatedPropertyWarning(propertyName);
-          var tag = pathObject[propertyName];
-          _attachTags({
-            tag: tag,
-            swaggerObject: swaggerObject,
-            propertyName: propertyName,
-          });
-          break;
-        }
-        // Assumes a path property if nothing else matches.
-        default: {
-          swaggerObject.paths[propertyName] = _objectMerge(
-            swaggerObject.paths[propertyName], pathObject[propertyName]
-          );
-        }
-      }
+      // Do what's necessary to organize the end specification.
+      _handleSwaggerProperties(swaggerObject, pathObject, propertyName);
     }
   }
 }