diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 42eebbb4a..15deadf53 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -952,14 +952,44 @@ _spdk_blob_load_snapshot_cpl(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_blob *snapshot, int bserr
 	_spdk_blob_load_final(ctx, bserrno);
 }
 
+static void
+_spdk_blob_load_backing_dev(void *cb_arg)
+{
+	struct spdk_blob_load_ctx	*ctx = cb_arg;
+	struct spdk_blob		*blob = ctx->blob;
+	const void			*value;
+	size_t				len;
+	int				rc;
+
+	if (spdk_blob_is_thin_provisioned(blob)) {
+		rc = _spdk_blob_get_xattr_value(blob, BLOB_SNAPSHOT, &value, &len, true);
+		if (rc == 0) {
+			if (len != sizeof(spdk_blob_id)) {
+				_spdk_blob_load_final(ctx, -EINVAL);
+				return;
+			}
+			/* open snapshot blob and continue in the callback function */
+			blob->parent_id = *(spdk_blob_id *)value;
+			spdk_bs_open_blob(blob->bs, blob->parent_id,
+					  _spdk_blob_load_snapshot_cpl, ctx);
+			return;
+		} else {
+			/* add zeroes_dev for thin provisioned blob */
+			blob->back_bs_dev = spdk_bs_create_zeroes_dev();
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* standard blob */
+		blob->back_bs_dev = NULL;
+	}
+	_spdk_blob_load_final(ctx, 0);
+}
+
 static void
 _spdk_blob_load_cpl(spdk_bs_sequence_t *seq, void *cb_arg, int bserrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_blob_load_ctx	*ctx = cb_arg;
 	struct spdk_blob		*blob = ctx->blob;
 	struct spdk_blob_md_page	*page;
-	const void			*value;
-	size_t				len;
 	int				rc;
 	uint32_t			crc;
 
@@ -1004,27 +1034,7 @@ _spdk_blob_load_cpl(spdk_bs_sequence_t *seq, void *cb_arg, int bserrno)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (spdk_blob_is_thin_provisioned(blob)) {
-		rc = _spdk_blob_get_xattr_value(blob, BLOB_SNAPSHOT, &value, &len, true);
-		if (rc == 0) {
-			if (len != sizeof(spdk_blob_id)) {
-				_spdk_blob_load_final(ctx, -EINVAL);
-				return;
-			}
-			/* open snapshot blob and continue in the callback function */
-			blob->parent_id = *(spdk_blob_id *)value;
-			spdk_bs_open_blob(blob->bs, blob->parent_id,
-					  _spdk_blob_load_snapshot_cpl, ctx);
-			return;
-		} else {
-			/* add zeroes_dev for thin provisioned blob */
-			blob->back_bs_dev = spdk_bs_create_zeroes_dev();
-		}
-	} else {
-		/* standard blob */
-		blob->back_bs_dev = NULL;
-	}
-	_spdk_blob_load_final(ctx, bserrno);
+	_spdk_blob_load_backing_dev(ctx);
 }
 
 /* Load a blob from disk given a blobid */