diff --git a/trino/trino.go b/trino/trino.go
index 3fe4a28..ef97e44 100644
--- a/trino/trino.go
+++ b/trino/trino.go
@@ -1023,29 +1023,9 @@ func (qr *driverRows) fetch(allowEOF bool) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	hs := make(http.Header)
-	hs.Add(trinoUserHeader, qr.stmt.user)
-	req, err := qr.stmt.conn.newRequest("GET", qr.nextURI, nil, hs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	resp, err := qr.stmt.conn.roundTrip(qr.ctx, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		if qr.ctx.Err() == context.Canceled {
-			qr.Close()
-			return err
-		}
-		return err
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
 	var qresp queryResponse
-	d := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
-	d.UseNumber()
-	err = d.Decode(&qresp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("trino: %v", err)
-	}
-	err = handleResponseError(resp.StatusCode, qresp.Error)
+	err := qr.executeFetchRequest(&qresp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1081,6 +1061,32 @@ func (qr *driverRows) fetch(allowEOF bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (qr *driverRows) executeFetchRequest(qresp *queryResponse) error {
+	hs := make(http.Header)
+	hs.Add(trinoUserHeader, qr.stmt.user)
+	req, err := qr.stmt.conn.newRequest("GET", qr.nextURI, nil, hs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	resp, err := qr.stmt.conn.roundTrip(qr.ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		if qr.ctx.Err() == context.Canceled {
+			qr.Close()
+			return err
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	d := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
+	d.UseNumber()
+	err = d.Decode(&qresp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("trino: %v", err)
+	}
+	return handleResponseError(resp.StatusCode, qresp.Error)
+}
+
 func unmarshalArguments(signature *typeSignature) error {
 	for i, argument := range signature.Arguments {
 		var payload interface{}