diff --git a/replicate.go b/replicate.go
index 8cf895b90..a22097d9e 100644
--- a/replicate.go
+++ b/replicate.go
@@ -348,30 +348,37 @@ func (r *replicator) readDocs(ctx context.Context, diffs <-chan *revDiff, result
 			if !ok {
 				return nil
 			}
-			for _, rev := range rd.Missing {
-				atomic.AddInt32(&r.missingChecks, 1)
-				d, err := readDoc(ctx, r.source, rd.ID, rev)
-				r.callback(ReplicationEvent{
-					Type:  eventDocument,
-					Read:  true,
-					DocID: rd.ID,
-					Error: err,
-				})
-				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("read doc %s: %w", rd.ID, err)
-				}
-				atomic.AddInt32(&r.reads, 1)
-				atomic.AddInt32(&r.missingFound, 1)
-				select {
-				case <-ctx.Done():
-					return ctx.Err()
-				case results <- d:
-				}
+			if err := r.readDoc(ctx, rd.ID, rd.Missing, results); err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func (r *replicator) readDoc(ctx context.Context, id string, revs []string, results chan<- *document) error {
+	for _, rev := range revs {
+		atomic.AddInt32(&r.missingChecks, 1)
+		d, err := readDoc(ctx, r.source, id, rev)
+		r.callback(ReplicationEvent{
+			Type:  eventDocument,
+			Read:  true,
+			DocID: id,
+			Error: err,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("read doc %s: %w", id, err)
+		}
+		atomic.AddInt32(&r.reads, 1)
+		atomic.AddInt32(&r.missingFound, 1)
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		case results <- d:
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func readDoc(ctx context.Context, db *DB, docID, rev string) (*document, error) {
 	doc := new(document)
 	row := db.Get(ctx, docID, Params(map[string]interface{}{