diff --git a/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/actions.js b/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/actions.js
index d34b2bcb9..f6d02800d 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/actions.js
+++ b/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/actions.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type {
+  GripProperties,
   LoadedProperties,
   Node,
   ObjectClient,
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ import type {
   ReduxAction,
 } from "./types";
 
+const {
+  loadItemProperties,
+} = require("./utils/load-properties");
+
 type Dispatch = ReduxAction => void;
 
 type ThunkArg = {
@@ -19,27 +24,6 @@ type ThunkArg = {
   dispatch: Dispatch,
 }
 
-const {
-  getClosestGripNode,
-  getValue,
-} = require("./utils/node");
-
-const {
-  shouldLoadItemEntries,
-  shouldLoadItemIndexedProperties,
-  shouldLoadItemNonIndexedProperties,
-  shouldLoadItemPrototype,
-  shouldLoadItemSymbols,
-} = require("./utils/load-properties");
-
-const {
-  enumEntries,
-  enumIndexedProperties,
-  enumNonIndexedProperties,
-  getPrototype,
-  enumSymbols,
-} = require("./utils/client");
-
 /**
  * This action is responsible for expanding a given node,
  * which also means that it will call the action responsible to fetch properties.
@@ -84,40 +68,10 @@ function nodeLoadProperties(
 ) {
   return async ({dispatch} : ThunkArg) => {
     try {
-      const gripItem = getClosestGripNode(item);
-      const value = getValue(gripItem);
-
-      const [start, end] = item.meta
-        ? [item.meta.startIndex, item.meta.endIndex]
-        : [];
-
-      let promises = [];
-      let objectClient;
-      const getObjectClient = () => objectClient || createObjectClient(value);
-
-      if (shouldLoadItemIndexedProperties(item, loadedProperties)) {
-        promises.push(enumIndexedProperties(getObjectClient(), start, end));
-      }
-
-      if (shouldLoadItemNonIndexedProperties(item, loadedProperties)) {
-        promises.push(enumNonIndexedProperties(getObjectClient(), start, end));
-      }
-
-      if (shouldLoadItemEntries(item, loadedProperties)) {
-        promises.push(enumEntries(getObjectClient(), start, end));
-      }
-
-      if (shouldLoadItemPrototype(item, loadedProperties)) {
-        promises.push(getPrototype(getObjectClient()));
-      }
-
-      if (shouldLoadItemSymbols(item, loadedProperties)) {
-        promises.push(enumSymbols(getObjectClient(), start, end));
-      }
-
-      if (promises.length > 0) {
-        const responses = await Promise.all(promises);
-        dispatch(nodePropertiesLoaded(item, actor, responses));
+      const properties =
+        await loadItemProperties(item, createObjectClient, loadedProperties);
+      if (Object.keys(properties).length > 0) {
+        dispatch(nodePropertiesLoaded(item, actor, properties));
       }
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(e);
@@ -128,11 +82,11 @@ function nodeLoadProperties(
 function nodePropertiesLoaded(
   node : Node,
   actor?: string,
-  responses : Array<LoadedProperties>
+  properties: GripProperties
 ) {
   return {
     type: "NODE_PROPERTIES_LOADED",
-    data: {node, actor, responses}
+    data: {node, actor, properties}
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/reducer.js b/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/reducer.js
index 4be60c63f..227268749 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/reducer.js
+++ b/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/reducer.js
@@ -32,13 +32,10 @@ function reducer(
   }
 
   if (type === "NODE_PROPERTIES_LOADED") {
-    // Let's loop through the responses to build a single object.
-    const properties = mergeResponses(data.responses);
-
     return cloneState({
       actors: data.actor ? (new Set(state.actors || [])).add(data.actor) : state.actors,
       loadedProperties: (new Map(state.loadedProperties))
-        .set(data.node.path, properties),
+        .set(data.node.path, action.data.properties),
     });
   }
 
@@ -51,24 +48,4 @@ function reducer(
   return state;
 }
 
-function mergeResponses(responses: Array<Object>) : Object {
-  const data = {};
-
-  for (const response of responses) {
-    if (response.hasOwnProperty("ownProperties")) {
-      data.ownProperties = {...data.ownProperties, ...response.ownProperties};
-    }
-
-    if (response.ownSymbols && response.ownSymbols.length > 0) {
-      data.ownSymbols = response.ownSymbols;
-    }
-
-    if (response.prototype) {
-      data.prototype = response.prototype;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return data;
-}
-
 module.exports = reducer;
diff --git a/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/utils/load-properties.js b/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/utils/load-properties.js
index c890636e7..f7387b665 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/utils/load-properties.js
+++ b/packages/devtools-reps/src/object-inspector/utils/load-properties.js
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
+const {
+  enumEntries,
+  enumIndexedProperties,
+  enumNonIndexedProperties,
+  getPrototype,
+  enumSymbols,
+} = require("./client");
+
 const {
   getClosestGripNode,
   getClosestNonBucketNode,
@@ -19,10 +27,72 @@ const {
 } = require("./node");
 
 import type {
+  GripProperties,
   LoadedProperties,
   Node,
+  ObjectClient,
+  RdpGrip,
 } from "../types";
 
+function loadItemProperties(
+  item : Node,
+  createObjectClient : (RdpGrip) => ObjectClient,
+  loadedProperties : LoadedProperties,
+) : Promise<GripProperties> {
+  const gripItem = getClosestGripNode(item);
+  const value = getValue(gripItem);
+
+  const [start, end] = item.meta
+    ? [item.meta.startIndex, item.meta.endIndex]
+    : [];
+
+  let promises = [];
+  let objectClient;
+  const getObjectClient = () => objectClient || createObjectClient(value);
+
+  if (shouldLoadItemIndexedProperties(item, loadedProperties)) {
+    promises.push(enumIndexedProperties(getObjectClient(), start, end));
+  }
+
+  if (shouldLoadItemNonIndexedProperties(item, loadedProperties)) {
+    promises.push(enumNonIndexedProperties(getObjectClient(), start, end));
+  }
+
+  if (shouldLoadItemEntries(item, loadedProperties)) {
+    promises.push(enumEntries(getObjectClient(), start, end));
+  }
+
+  if (shouldLoadItemPrototype(item, loadedProperties)) {
+    promises.push(getPrototype(getObjectClient()));
+  }
+
+  if (shouldLoadItemSymbols(item, loadedProperties)) {
+    promises.push(enumSymbols(getObjectClient(), start, end));
+  }
+
+  return Promise.all(promises).then(mergeResponses);
+}
+
+function mergeResponses(responses: Array<Object>) : Object {
+  const data = {};
+
+  for (const response of responses) {
+    if (response.hasOwnProperty("ownProperties")) {
+      data.ownProperties = {...data.ownProperties, ...response.ownProperties};
+    }
+
+    if (response.ownSymbols && response.ownSymbols.length > 0) {
+      data.ownSymbols = response.ownSymbols;
+    }
+
+    if (response.prototype) {
+      data.prototype = response.prototype;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return data;
+}
+
 function shouldLoadItemIndexedProperties(
   item: Node,
   loadedProperties: LoadedProperties = new Map()
@@ -105,6 +175,8 @@ function shouldLoadItemSymbols(
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+  loadItemProperties,
+  mergeResponses,
   shouldLoadItemEntries,
   shouldLoadItemIndexedProperties,
   shouldLoadItemNonIndexedProperties,