diff --git a/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php b/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php
index 40162a8..a851f22 100644
--- a/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php
+++ b/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ trait SegmentRouterTrait
         // node is a reference to our current location in the node tree
         $node = $routes;
 
-         // if the URI is the root, and the method is defined, return the handler
-        if ($uri === '/' && isset($node[$method]) && array_key_exists($method, $node)) {
+        // if the URI is the root, and the method is defined, return the handler
+        if (self::isRootUri($uri, $node, $method)) {
             return ['code' => 200, 'handler' => $node[$method], 'params' => null];
         }
 
@@ -81,14 +81,21 @@ trait SegmentRouterTrait
             }
         }
 
-        // if we found a handler for the method, return it and any params. if not, return a 405
-        if (array_key_exists($method, $node)) {
-            return ['code' => 200, 'handler' => $node[$method], 'params' => $params];
-        }
-
-        return ['code' => 405, 'handler' => null, 'params' => []];
+        return self::getHandler($node, $method, $params) ?? ['code' => 405, 'handler' => null, 'params' => []];
     }
 
+    public static function isRootUri(string $uri, array &$node, string $method): bool
+    {
+        return ($uri === '/' && isset($node[$method]) && array_key_exists($method, $node));
+    }
+
+    // if we found a handler for the method, return it and any params. if not, return a 405
+    public static function getHandler($node, $method, $params): ?array
+    {
+         return array_key_exists($method, $node)
+            ? ['code' => 200, 'handler' => $node[$method], 'params' => $params]
+            : null;
+    }
     /**
      * Clear all routes from the router.
      */