diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/dto/DtoMappingRequest.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/dto/DtoMappingRequest.java
index 1562c9961..b2a72db61 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/dto/DtoMappingRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/dto/DtoMappingRequest.java
@@ -50,4 +50,45 @@ public class DtoMappingRequest {
   public QueryPlanMetric createMetric() {
     return MetricFactory.get().createQueryPlanMetric(type, label, profileLocation, sql);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Map all DB columns to setters.
+   */
+  DtoReadSet[] mapSetters(DtoMeta meta) {
+    DtoReadSet[] setterProps = new DtoReadSet[columnMeta.length];
+    for (int i = 0; i < columnMeta.length; i++) {
+      setterProps[i] = mapColumn(i, meta);
+    }
+    return setterProps;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Map DB columns after constructor to setters.
+   */
+  DtoReadSet[] mapArgPlusSetters(DtoMeta meta, int firstOnes) {
+    DtoReadSet[] setterProps = new DtoReadSet[columnMeta.length - firstOnes];
+    int pos = 0;
+    for (int i = firstOnes; i < columnMeta.length; i++) {
+      setterProps[pos++] = mapColumn(i, meta);
+    }
+    return setterProps;
+  }
+
+  private DtoReadSet mapColumn(int pos, DtoMeta meta) {
+    String label = columnMeta[pos].getLabel();
+    DtoReadSet property = meta.findProperty(label);
+    if (property == null || property.isReadOnly()) {
+      if (isRelaxedMode()) {
+        property = DtoReadSetColumnSkip.INSTANCE;
+      } else {
+        throw new IllegalStateException(unableToMapColumnMessage(columnMeta[pos], meta));
+      }
+    }
+    return property;
+  }
+
+  private String unableToMapColumnMessage(DtoColumn col, DtoMeta meta) {
+    return "Unable to map DB column " + col + " to a property with a setter method on " + meta.dtoType()+". Consider query.setRelaxedMode() to skip mapping this column.";
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/dto/DtoMeta.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/dto/DtoMeta.java
index a6c99cb43..98ee734d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/dto/DtoMeta.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/dto/DtoMeta.java
@@ -72,59 +72,16 @@ class DtoMeta {
   }
 
   private DtoQueryPlanConPlus matchMaxArgPlusSetters(DtoMappingRequest request) {
-
-
-    int firstOnes = maxArgConstructor.getArgCount();
-
-    DtoColumn[] cols = request.getColumnMeta();
-
-    DtoReadSet[] setterProps = new DtoReadSet[cols.length - firstOnes];
-
-    int pos = 0;
-    for (int i = firstOnes; i < cols.length; i++) {
-      String label = cols[i].getLabel();
-      DtoReadSet property = findProperty(label);
-      if (property == null || property.isReadOnly()) {
-        if (request.isRelaxedMode()) {
-          property = DtoReadSetColumnSkip.INSTANCE;
-        } else {
-          throw new IllegalStateException(unableToMapColumnMessage(cols[i]));
-        }
-      }
-      setterProps[pos++] = property;
-    }
-
+    DtoReadSet[] setterProps = request.mapArgPlusSetters(this, maxArgConstructor.getArgCount());
     return new DtoQueryPlanConPlus(request, maxArgConstructor, setterProps);
   }
 
-  private String unableToMapColumnMessage(DtoColumn col) {
-    return "Unable to map DB column " + col + " to a property with a setter method on " + dtoType+". Consider query.setRelaxedMode() to skip mapping this column.";
-  }
-
   private DtoQueryPlan matchSetters(DtoMappingRequest request) {
-
-    DtoColumn[] cols = request.getColumnMeta();
-
-    DtoReadSet[] setterProps = new DtoReadSet[cols.length];
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < cols.length; i++) {
-      String label = cols[i].getLabel();
-      DtoReadSet property = findProperty(label);
-      if (property == null || property.isReadOnly()) {
-        if (request.isRelaxedMode()) {
-          property = DtoReadSetColumnSkip.INSTANCE;
-        } else {
-          throw new IllegalStateException(unableToMapColumnMessage(cols[i]));
-        }
-      }
-      setterProps[i] = property;
-    }
-
+    DtoReadSet[] setterProps = request.mapSetters(this);
     return new DtoQueryPlanConSetter(request, defaultConstructor, setterProps);
   }
 
-  private DtoReadSet findProperty(String label) {
-
+  DtoReadSet findProperty(String label) {
     String upperLabel = label.toUpperCase();
     DtoMetaProperty property = propMap.get(upperLabel);
     if (property == null && upperLabel.startsWith("IS_")) {
@@ -135,4 +92,8 @@ class DtoMeta {
     }
     return property;
   }
+
+  Class<?> dtoType() {
+    return dtoType;
+  }
 }