diff --git a/requests.go b/requests.go
index e36fe87..3b881f3 100644
--- a/requests.go
+++ b/requests.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package gowebdav
 
 import (
-	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -60,16 +59,7 @@ func (c *Client) Propfind(path string, self bool, body string, resp interface{},
 		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s %s", rs.Status, rq.Method, rq.URL.String()))
 	}
 
-	decoder := xml.NewDecoder(rs.Body)
-	for t, _ := decoder.Token(); t != nil; t, _ = decoder.Token() {
-		switch se := t.(type) {
-		case xml.StartElement:
-			if se.Name.Local == "response" {
-				if e := decoder.DecodeElement(resp, &se); e == nil {
-					parse(resp)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	parseXML(rs.Body, resp, parse)
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index f43bd0f..dff9112 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gowebdav
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/xml"
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -31,3 +32,17 @@ func parseModified(s *string) time.Time {
 	}
 	return time.Unix(0, 0)
 }
+
+func parseXML(data io.Reader, resp interface{}, parse func(resp interface{})) {
+	decoder := xml.NewDecoder(data)
+	for t, _ := decoder.Token(); t != nil; t, _ = decoder.Token() {
+		switch se := t.(type) {
+		case xml.StartElement:
+			if se.Name.Local == "response" {
+				if e := decoder.DecodeElement(resp, &se); e == nil {
+					parse(resp)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}