diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
index 05ed1b9912..10e0bbb68b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
         Argument, Assignment, Bits, Block, Boolean, Call, Comparison, Expr, Expression, Math,
         Operator, PathMember, PipelineElement, Redirection,
     },
-    engine::{EngineState, Stack},
+    engine::{EngineState, ProfilingConfig, Stack},
     Config, DataSource, IntoInterruptiblePipelineData, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData,
     PipelineMetadata, Range, ShellError, Span, Spanned, Unit, Value, VarId, ENV_VARIABLE_ID,
 };
@@ -1046,95 +1046,23 @@ pub fn eval_block(
             if let (Some(start_time), Some(end_time), Some(input_metadata)) =
                 (start_time, end_time, input_metadata.as_deref_mut())
             {
-                let span = pipeline.elements[i].span();
-                let element_str = Value::string(
-                    String::from_utf8_lossy(
-                        engine_state.get_span_contents(&pipeline.elements[i].span()),
-                    ),
-                    span,
+                let element_span = pipeline.elements[i].span();
+                let element_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(
+                    engine_state.get_span_contents(&pipeline.elements[i].span()),
+                )
+                .to_string();
+
+                collect_profiling_metadata(
+                    pipeline_idx,
+                    i,
+                    element_str,
+                    element_span,
+                    start_time,
+                    end_time,
+                    &stack.profiling_config,
+                    &eval_result,
+                    input_metadata,
                 );
-                let time_ns = (end_time - start_time).as_nanos() as i64;
-
-                let mut cols = vec![
-                    "pipeline_idx".to_string(),
-                    "element_idx".to_string(),
-                    "depth".to_string(),
-                    "span".to_string(),
-                ];
-
-                let mut vals = vec![
-                    Value::int(pipeline_idx as i64, span),
-                    Value::int(i as i64, span),
-                    Value::int(stack.profiling_config.depth, span),
-                    Value::record(
-                        vec!["start".to_string(), "end".to_string()],
-                        vec![
-                            Value::int(span.start as i64, span),
-                            Value::int(span.end as i64, span),
-                        ],
-                        span,
-                    ),
-                ];
-
-                if stack.profiling_config.collect_source {
-                    cols.push("source".to_string());
-                    vals.push(element_str.clone());
-                }
-
-                if stack.profiling_config.collect_values {
-                    let value = match &eval_result {
-                        Ok((PipelineData::Value(val, ..), ..)) => val.clone(),
-                        Ok((PipelineData::ListStream(..), ..)) => {
-                            Value::string("list stream", span)
-                        }
-                        Ok((PipelineData::ExternalStream { .. }, ..)) => {
-                            Value::string("raw stream", span)
-                        }
-                        Ok((PipelineData::Empty, ..)) => Value::Nothing { span },
-                        Err(err) => Value::Error { error: err.clone() },
-                    };
-
-                    cols.push("value".to_string());
-                    vals.push(value);
-                }
-
-                cols.push("time".to_string());
-                vals.push(Value::Duration { val: time_ns, span });
-
-                let record = Value::Record { cols, vals, span };
-
-                let element_metadata = if let Ok((pipeline_data, ..)) = &eval_result {
-                    pipeline_data.metadata()
-                } else {
-                    None
-                };
-
-                if let PipelineMetadata {
-                    data_source: DataSource::Profiling(tgt_vals),
-                } = input_metadata
-                {
-                    tgt_vals.push(record);
-                } else {
-                    *input_metadata = PipelineMetadata {
-                        data_source: DataSource::Profiling(vec![record]),
-                    };
-                }
-
-                if let Some(PipelineMetadata {
-                    data_source: DataSource::Profiling(element_vals),
-                }) = element_metadata.map(|m| *m)
-                {
-                    if let PipelineMetadata {
-                        data_source: DataSource::Profiling(tgt_vals),
-                    } = input_metadata
-                    {
-                        tgt_vals.extend(element_vals);
-                    } else {
-                        *input_metadata = PipelineMetadata {
-                            data_source: DataSource::Profiling(element_vals),
-                        };
-                    }
-                }
             }
 
             match (eval_result, redirect_stderr) {
@@ -1441,3 +1369,105 @@ fn compute(size: i64, unit: Unit, span: Span) -> Value {
         },
     }
 }
+
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn collect_profiling_metadata(
+    pipeline_idx: usize,
+    element_idx: usize,
+    element_str: String,
+    element_span: Span,
+    start_time: Instant,
+    end_time: Instant,
+    profiling_config: &ProfilingConfig,
+    eval_result: &Result<(PipelineData, bool), ShellError>,
+    input_metadata: &mut PipelineMetadata,
+) {
+    let element_str = Value::string(element_str, element_span);
+    let time_ns = (end_time - start_time).as_nanos() as i64;
+
+    let mut cols = vec![
+        "pipeline_idx".to_string(),
+        "element_idx".to_string(),
+        "depth".to_string(),
+        "span".to_string(),
+    ];
+
+    let mut vals = vec![
+        Value::int(pipeline_idx as i64, element_span),
+        Value::int(element_idx as i64, element_span),
+        Value::int(profiling_config.depth, element_span),
+        Value::record(
+            vec!["start".to_string(), "end".to_string()],
+            vec![
+                Value::int(element_span.start as i64, element_span),
+                Value::int(element_span.end as i64, element_span),
+            ],
+            element_span,
+        ),
+    ];
+
+    if profiling_config.collect_source {
+        cols.push("source".to_string());
+        vals.push(element_str);
+    }
+
+    if profiling_config.collect_values {
+        let value = match &eval_result {
+            Ok((PipelineData::Value(val, ..), ..)) => val.clone(),
+            Ok((PipelineData::ListStream(..), ..)) => Value::string("list stream", element_span),
+            Ok((PipelineData::ExternalStream { .. }, ..)) => {
+                Value::string("raw stream", element_span)
+            }
+            Ok((PipelineData::Empty, ..)) => Value::Nothing { span: element_span },
+            Err(err) => Value::Error { error: err.clone() },
+        };
+
+        cols.push("value".to_string());
+        vals.push(value);
+    }
+
+    cols.push("time".to_string());
+    vals.push(Value::Duration {
+        val: time_ns,
+        span: element_span,
+    });
+
+    let record = Value::Record {
+        cols,
+        vals,
+        span: element_span,
+    };
+
+    let element_metadata = if let Ok((pipeline_data, ..)) = &eval_result {
+        pipeline_data.metadata()
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    if let PipelineMetadata {
+        data_source: DataSource::Profiling(tgt_vals),
+    } = input_metadata
+    {
+        tgt_vals.push(record);
+    } else {
+        *input_metadata = PipelineMetadata {
+            data_source: DataSource::Profiling(vec![record]),
+        };
+    }
+
+    if let Some(PipelineMetadata {
+        data_source: DataSource::Profiling(element_vals),
+    }) = element_metadata.map(|m| *m)
+    {
+        if let PipelineMetadata {
+            data_source: DataSource::Profiling(tgt_vals),
+        } = input_metadata
+        {
+            tgt_vals.extend(element_vals);
+        } else {
+            *input_metadata = PipelineMetadata {
+                data_source: DataSource::Profiling(element_vals),
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}