diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionUpdateRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionUpdateRequest.php
index 045ff11a3e..36531a269e 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionUpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionUpdateRequest.php
@@ -277,6 +277,111 @@ class TransactionUpdateRequest extends Request
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param array $current
+     * @param array $transaction
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function getArrayData(array $current, array $transaction): array
+    {
+        foreach ($this->arrayFields as $fieldName) {
+            if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
+                $current[$fieldName] = $this->arrayFromValue($transaction[$fieldName]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $current;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $current
+     * @param array $transaction
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function getBooleanData(array $current, array $transaction): array
+    {
+        foreach ($this->booleanFields as $fieldName) {
+            if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
+                $current[$fieldName] = $this->convertBoolean((string) $transaction[$fieldName]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $current;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $current
+     * @param array $transaction
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function getDateData(array $current, array $transaction): array
+    {
+        foreach ($this->dateFields as $fieldName) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Now at date field %s', $fieldName));
+            if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
+                $current[$fieldName] = $this->dateFromValue((string) $transaction[$fieldName]);
+                Log::debug(sprintf('New value: "%s"', (string) $transaction[$fieldName]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $current;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * For each field, add it to the array if a reference is present in the request:
+     *
+     * @param array $current
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function getIntegerData(array $current, array $transaction): array
+    {
+        foreach ($this->integerFields as $fieldName) {
+            if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
+                $current[$fieldName] = $this->integerFromValue((string) $transaction[$fieldName]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $current;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $current
+     * @param array $transaction
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function getNlStringData(array $current, array $transaction): array
+    {
+        foreach ($this->textareaFields as $fieldName) {
+            if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
+                $current[$fieldName] = $this->nlStringFromValue((string) $transaction[$fieldName]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $current;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $current
+     * @param array $transaction
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function getStringData(array $current, array $transaction): array
+    {
+        foreach ($this->stringFields as $fieldName) {
+            if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
+                $current[$fieldName] = $this->stringFromValue((string) $transaction[$fieldName]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $current;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get transaction data.
      *
@@ -292,46 +397,13 @@ class TransactionUpdateRequest extends Request
          */
         foreach ($this->get('transactions') as $index => $transaction) {
             // default response is to update nothing in the transaction:
-            $current = [];
-
-            // for each field, add it to the array if a reference is present in the request:
-            foreach ($this->integerFields as $fieldName) {
-                if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
-                    $current[$fieldName] = $this->integerFromValue((string) $transaction[$fieldName]);
-                }
-            }
-
-            foreach ($this->stringFields as $fieldName) {
-                if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
-                    $current[$fieldName] = $this->stringFromValue((string) $transaction[$fieldName]);
-                }
-            }
-
-            foreach ($this->textareaFields as $fieldName) {
-                if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
-                    $current[$fieldName] = $this->nlStringFromValue((string) $transaction[$fieldName]);
-                }
-            }
-
-            foreach ($this->dateFields as $fieldName) {
-                Log::debug(sprintf('Now at date field %s', $fieldName));
-                if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
-                    $current[$fieldName] = $this->dateFromValue((string) $transaction[$fieldName]);
-                    Log::debug(sprintf('New value: "%s"', (string) $transaction[$fieldName]));
-                }
-            }
-
-            foreach ($this->booleanFields as $fieldName) {
-                if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
-                    $current[$fieldName] = $this->convertBoolean((string) $transaction[$fieldName]);
-                }
-            }
-
-            foreach ($this->arrayFields as $fieldName) {
-                if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
-                    $current[$fieldName] = $this->arrayFromValue($transaction[$fieldName]);
-                }
-            }
+            $current  = [];
+            $current  = $this->getIntegerData($current, $transaction);
+            $current  = $this->getStringData($current, $transaction);
+            $current  = $this->getNlStringData($current, $transaction);
+            $current  = $this->getDateData($current, $transaction);
+            $current  = $this->getBooleanData($current, $transaction);
+            $current  = $this->getArrayData($current, $transaction);
             $return[] = $current;
         }