diff --git a/postgres/src/client.rs b/postgres/src/client.rs
index 4ccb9b5a..f4b9ef3a 100644
--- a/postgres/src/client.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/client.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-use bytes::{Buf, Bytes};
-use futures::stream;
 use futures::{Async, Future, Poll, Stream};
-use std::io::{self, BufRead, Cursor, Read};
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::io::{self, Read};
 use tokio_postgres::types::{ToSql, Type};
 use tokio_postgres::Error;
 #[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
@@ -10,7 +7,7 @@ use tokio_postgres::{MakeTlsMode, Socket, TlsMode};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
 use crate::Builder;
-use crate::{Query, Statement, ToStatement, Transaction};
+use crate::{CopyOutReader, Query, Statement, ToStatement, Transaction};
 
 pub struct Client(tokio_postgres::Client);
 
@@ -81,19 +78,8 @@ impl Client {
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
         let statement = query.__statement(self)?;
-        let mut stream = self.0.copy_out(&statement.0, params).wait();
-
-        let cur = match stream.next() {
-            Some(Ok(cur)) => cur,
-            Some(Err(e)) => return Err(e),
-            None => Bytes::new(),
-        };
-
-        Ok(CopyOutReader {
-            stream,
-            cur: Cursor::new(cur),
-            _p: PhantomData,
-        })
+        let stream = self.0.copy_out(&statement.0, params);
+        CopyOutReader::new(stream)
     }
 
     pub fn batch_execute(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -145,42 +131,3 @@ where
         }
     }
 }
-
-pub struct CopyOutReader<'a> {
-    stream: stream::Wait<tokio_postgres::CopyOut>,
-    cur: Cursor<Bytes>,
-    _p: PhantomData<&'a mut ()>,
-}
-
-// no-op impl to extend borrow until drop
-impl<'a> Drop for CopyOutReader<'a> {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {}
-}
-
-impl<'a> Read for CopyOutReader<'a> {
-    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        let b = self.fill_buf()?;
-        let len = usize::min(buf.len(), b.len());
-        buf[..len].copy_from_slice(&b[..len]);
-        self.consume(len);
-        Ok(len)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> BufRead for CopyOutReader<'a> {
-    fn fill_buf(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> {
-        if self.cur.remaining() == 0 {
-            match self.stream.next() {
-                Some(Ok(cur)) => self.cur = Cursor::new(cur),
-                Some(Err(e)) => return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e)),
-                None => {}
-            };
-        }
-
-        Ok(Buf::bytes(&self.cur))
-    }
-
-    fn consume(&mut self, amt: usize) {
-        self.cur.advance(amt);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs b/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8244f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use bytes::{Buf, Bytes};
+use futures::stream::{self, Stream};
+use std::io::{self, BufRead, Cursor, Read};
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use tokio_postgres::Error;
+
+pub struct CopyOutReader<'a> {
+    it: stream::Wait<tokio_postgres::CopyOut>,
+    cur: Cursor<Bytes>,
+    _p: PhantomData<&'a mut ()>,
+}
+
+// no-op impl to extend borrow until drop
+impl<'a> Drop for CopyOutReader<'a> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {}
+}
+
+impl<'a> CopyOutReader<'a> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(stream: tokio_postgres::CopyOut) -> Result<CopyOutReader<'a>, Error> {
+        let mut it = stream.wait();
+        let cur = match it.next() {
+            Some(Ok(cur)) => cur,
+            Some(Err(e)) => return Err(e),
+            None => Bytes::new(),
+        };
+
+        Ok(CopyOutReader {
+            it,
+            cur: Cursor::new(cur),
+            _p: PhantomData,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Read for CopyOutReader<'a> {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let b = self.fill_buf()?;
+        let len = usize::min(buf.len(), b.len());
+        buf[..len].copy_from_slice(&b[..len]);
+        self.consume(len);
+        Ok(len)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> BufRead for CopyOutReader<'a> {
+    fn fill_buf(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> {
+        if self.cur.remaining() == 0 {
+            match self.it.next() {
+                Some(Ok(cur)) => self.cur = Cursor::new(cur),
+                Some(Err(e)) => return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e)),
+                None => {}
+            };
+        }
+
+        Ok(Buf::bytes(&self.cur))
+    }
+
+    fn consume(&mut self, amt: usize) {
+        self.cur.advance(amt);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/postgres/src/lib.rs b/postgres/src/lib.rs
index 638ef26c..ece72ca0 100644
--- a/postgres/src/lib.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use tokio::runtime::{self, Runtime};
 #[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
 mod builder;
 mod client;
+mod copy_out_reader;
 mod portal;
 mod query;
 mod query_portal;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ mod test;
 #[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
 pub use crate::builder::*;
 pub use crate::client::*;
+pub use crate::copy_out_reader::*;
 pub use crate::portal::*;
 pub use crate::query::*;
 pub use crate::query_portal::*;