diff --git a/src/gcp_storage_emulator/handlers/objects.py b/src/gcp_storage_emulator/handlers/objects.py
index 3fd734b..25b899a 100644
--- a/src/gcp_storage_emulator/handlers/objects.py
+++ b/src/gcp_storage_emulator/handlers/objects.py
@@ -565,40 +565,16 @@ def batch(request, response, storage, *args, **kwargs):
         bucket_name = item.get("bucket_name")
         object_id = item.get("object_id")
         meta = item.get("meta")
-        if method == "PATCH":
-            resp_data = _patch(storage, bucket_name, object_id, meta)
-            if resp_data:
-                response.write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n")
-                response.write("Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8\r\n")
-                response.write(json.dumps(resp_data))
-                response.write("\r\n\r\n")
-        if method == "DELETE":
-            if object_id:
-                resp_data = _delete(storage, bucket_name, object_id)
-            else:
-                try:
-                    storage.delete_bucket(bucket_name)
-                    resp_data = True
-                except (Conflict, NotFound):
-                    pass
-            if resp_data:
-                response.write("HTTP/1.1 204 No Content\r\n")
-                response.write("Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8\r\n")
-        if method == "POST":  # kludgy heuristics, currently only supports COPY
-            if object_id:
-                resp_data = _copy(
-                    request.base_url,
-                    storage,
-                    bucket_name,
-                    object_id,
-                    item["dest_bucket_name"],
-                    item["dest_object_id"],
-                )
-            if resp_data:
-                response.write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n")
-                response.write("Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8\r\n")
-                response.write(json.dumps(resp_data))
-                response.write("\r\n\r\n")
+
+        handler = f"_batch_{method.lower()}"
+        try:
+            handler = globals()[handler]
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            resp_data = handler(
+                request, item, storage, bucket_name, object_id, meta, response
+            )
 
         if not resp_data:
             msg = "No such object: {}/{}".format(bucket_name, object_id)
@@ -611,3 +587,52 @@ def batch(request, response, storage, *args, **kwargs):
             response.write("\r\n\r\n")
 
     response.write("--{}--".format(boundary))
+
+
+def _batch_patch(request, item, storage, bucket_name, object_id, meta, response):
+    resp_data = _patch(storage, bucket_name, object_id, meta)
+    if not resp_data:
+        return None
+    response.write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n")
+    response.write("Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8\r\n")
+    response.write(json.dumps(resp_data))
+    response.write("\r\n\r\n")
+    return resp_data
+
+
+def _batch_delete(request, item, storage, bucket_name, object_id, meta, response):
+    resp_data = None
+    if object_id:
+        resp_data = _delete(storage, bucket_name, object_id)
+    else:
+        try:
+            storage.delete_bucket(bucket_name)
+            resp_data = True
+        except (Conflict, NotFound):
+            pass
+    if not resp_data:
+        return None
+    response.write("HTTP/1.1 204 No Content\r\n")
+    response.write("Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8\r\n")
+    return resp_data
+
+
+# kludgy heuristics, currently only supports COPY
+def _batch_post(request, item, storage, bucket_name, object_id, meta, response):
+    resp_data = None
+    if object_id:
+        resp_data = _copy(
+            request.base_url,
+            storage,
+            bucket_name,
+            object_id,
+            item["dest_bucket_name"],
+            item["dest_object_id"],
+        )
+    if not resp_data:
+        return None
+    response.write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n")
+    response.write("Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8\r\n")
+    response.write(json.dumps(resp_data))
+    response.write("\r\n\r\n")
+    return resp_data