diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 6ed091c804..386d16734f 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::commands::classified::{
     ClassifiedCommand, ClassifiedInputStream, ClassifiedPipeline, ExternalArg, ExternalArgs,
-    ExternalCommand, InternalCommand, StreamNext,
+    ExternalCommand, InternalCommand,
 };
 use crate::commands::plugin::JsonRpc;
 use crate::commands::plugin::{PluginCommand, PluginSink};
@@ -604,113 +604,15 @@ async fn process_line(readline: Result<String, ReadlineError>, ctx: &mut Context
                     })),
             }
 
-            let mut input = ClassifiedInputStream::new();
-            let mut iter = pipeline.commands.list.into_iter().peekable();
-
             // Check the config to see if we need to update the path
             // TODO: make sure config is cached so we don't path this load every call
             set_env_from_config();
 
-            loop {
-                let item: Option<ClassifiedCommand> = iter.next();
-                let next: Option<&ClassifiedCommand> = iter.peek();
-
-                input = match (item, next) {
-                    (None, _) => break,
-
-                    (Some(ClassifiedCommand::Dynamic(_)), _)
-                    | (_, Some(ClassifiedCommand::Dynamic(_))) => {
-                        return LineResult::Error(
-                            line.to_string(),
-                            ShellError::unimplemented("Dynamic commands"),
-                        )
-                    }
-
-                    (Some(ClassifiedCommand::Expr(_)), _) => {
-                        return LineResult::Error(
-                            line.to_string(),
-                            ShellError::unimplemented("Expression-only commands"),
-                        )
-                    }
-
-                    (_, Some(ClassifiedCommand::Expr(_))) => {
-                        return LineResult::Error(
-                            line.to_string(),
-                            ShellError::unimplemented("Expression-only commands"),
-                        )
-                    }
-
-                    (
-                        Some(ClassifiedCommand::Internal(left)),
-                        Some(ClassifiedCommand::External(_)),
-                    ) => match left.run(ctx, input, Text::from(line)) {
-                        Ok(val) => ClassifiedInputStream::from_input_stream(val),
-                        Err(err) => return LineResult::Error(line.to_string(), err),
-                    },
-
-                    (Some(ClassifiedCommand::Internal(left)), Some(_)) => {
-                        match left.run(ctx, input, Text::from(line)) {
-                            Ok(val) => ClassifiedInputStream::from_input_stream(val),
-                            Err(err) => return LineResult::Error(line.to_string(), err),
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    (Some(ClassifiedCommand::Internal(left)), None) => {
-                        match left.run(ctx, input, Text::from(line)) {
-                            Ok(val) => {
-                                use futures::stream::TryStreamExt;
-
-                                let mut output_stream: OutputStream = val.into();
-                                loop {
-                                    match output_stream.try_next().await {
-                                        Ok(Some(ReturnSuccess::Value(Value {
-                                            value: UntaggedValue::Error(e),
-                                            ..
-                                        }))) => {
-                                            return LineResult::Error(line.to_string(), e);
-                                        }
-                                        Ok(Some(_item)) => {
-                                            if ctx.ctrl_c.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
-                                                break;
-                                            }
-                                        }
-                                        _ => {
-                                            break;
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                }
-
-                                return LineResult::Success(line.to_string());
-                            }
-                            Err(err) => return LineResult::Error(line.to_string(), err),
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    (
-                        Some(ClassifiedCommand::External(left)),
-                        Some(ClassifiedCommand::External(_)),
-                    ) => match left.run(ctx, input, StreamNext::External).await {
-                        Ok(val) => val,
-                        Err(err) => return LineResult::Error(line.to_string(), err),
-                    },
-
-                    (Some(ClassifiedCommand::External(left)), Some(_)) => {
-                        match left.run(ctx, input, StreamNext::Internal).await {
-                            Ok(val) => val,
-                            Err(err) => return LineResult::Error(line.to_string(), err),
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    (Some(ClassifiedCommand::External(left)), None) => {
-                        match left.run(ctx, input, StreamNext::Last).await {
-                            Ok(val) => val,
-                            Err(err) => return LineResult::Error(line.to_string(), err),
-                        }
-                    }
-                };
+            let input = ClassifiedInputStream::new();
+            match pipeline.run(ctx, input, line).await {
+                Ok(_) => LineResult::Success(line.to_string()),
+                Err(err) => LineResult::Error(line.to_string(), err),
             }
-
-            LineResult::Success(line.to_string())
         }
         Err(ReadlineError::Interrupted) => LineResult::CtrlC,
         Err(ReadlineError::Eof) => LineResult::Break,
diff --git a/src/commands/classified/pipeline.rs b/src/commands/classified/pipeline.rs
index f40b627437..a9e829023e 100644
--- a/src/commands/classified/pipeline.rs
+++ b/src/commands/classified/pipeline.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-use super::ClassifiedCommand;
+use super::{ClassifiedCommand, ClassifiedInputStream, StreamNext};
+use crate::data::base::Value;
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Pipeline {
@@ -15,6 +17,71 @@ impl Pipeline {
             },
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn run(
+        self,
+        ctx: &mut Context,
+        mut input: ClassifiedInputStream,
+        line: &str,
+    ) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        let mut iter = self.commands.list.into_iter().peekable();
+
+        loop {
+            let item: Option<ClassifiedCommand> = iter.next();
+            let next: Option<&ClassifiedCommand> = iter.peek();
+
+            input = match (item, next) {
+                (Some(ClassifiedCommand::Dynamic(_)), _)
+                | (_, Some(ClassifiedCommand::Dynamic(_))) => {
+                    return Err(ShellError::unimplemented("Dynamic commands"))
+                }
+
+                (Some(ClassifiedCommand::Expr(_)), _) | (_, Some(ClassifiedCommand::Expr(_))) => {
+                    return Err(ShellError::unimplemented("Expression-only commands"))
+                }
+
+                (Some(ClassifiedCommand::Internal(left)), _) => {
+                    let stream = left.run(ctx, input, Text::from(line))?;
+                    ClassifiedInputStream::from_input_stream(stream)
+                }
+
+                (Some(ClassifiedCommand::External(left)), Some(ClassifiedCommand::External(_))) => {
+                    left.run(ctx, input, StreamNext::External).await?
+                }
+
+                (Some(ClassifiedCommand::External(left)), Some(_)) => {
+                    left.run(ctx, input, StreamNext::Internal).await?
+                }
+
+                (Some(ClassifiedCommand::External(left)), None) => {
+                    left.run(ctx, input, StreamNext::Last).await?
+                }
+
+                (None, _) => break,
+            };
+        }
+
+        use futures::stream::TryStreamExt;
+        let mut output_stream: OutputStream = input.objects.into();
+        loop {
+            match output_stream.try_next().await {
+                Ok(Some(ReturnSuccess::Value(Value {
+                    value: UntaggedValue::Error(e),
+                    ..
+                }))) => return Err(e),
+                Ok(Some(_item)) => {
+                    if ctx.ctrl_c.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]