diff --git a/examples/loop_yield_data_state.rs b/examples/loop_yield_data_state.rs
index faca294..d424d48 100644
--- a/examples/loop_yield_data_state.rs
+++ b/examples/loop_yield_data_state.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 // the same. This example demonstrates how this crate can be used with the DataState type.
 
 use anyhow::Context;
-use reqwest::{Method, RequestBuilder, StatusCode};
-use reqwest_cross::{fetch, reqwest, Awaiting, DataState};
+use reqwest::Method;
+use reqwest_cross::{fetch_plus, reqwest, Awaiting, DataState};
 
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "native-tokio"))]
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -37,9 +37,14 @@ async fn common_code() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         } else {
             state.get(|| {
                 let req = client.request(Method::GET, "http://httpbin.org/get");
-                Awaiting(send_request_give_back_status(req, || {
+                let response_handler = |resp: reqwest::Result<reqwest::Response>| async {
+                    resp.map(|resp| resp.status())
+                        .context("Request failed, got an error back")
+                };
+                let ui_notify = || {
                     println!("Request Completed, this is where you would wake up your UI thread");
-                }))
+                };
+                Awaiting(fetch_plus(req, response_handler, ui_notify))
             });
             reqwest_cross::yield_now().await;
         }
@@ -48,28 +53,7 @@ async fn common_code() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn send_request_give_back_status<F>(
-    req: RequestBuilder,
-    ui_notify: F,
-) -> reqwest_cross::oneshot::Receiver<anyhow::Result<StatusCode>>
-where
-    F: FnOnce() + Send + 'static,
-{
-    let (tx, rx) = reqwest_cross::oneshot::channel();
-    let on_done = move |resp: reqwest::Result<reqwest::Response>| async {
-        let status_code = resp
-            .map(|resp| resp.status())
-            .context("Request failed, got an error back");
-        tx.send(status_code).expect("failed to send oneshot msg");
-        ui_notify();
-    };
-    fetch(req, on_done);
-    println!("Request sent");
-    rx
-}
-
 #[cfg(all(test, not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
-
 mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2e92096..0d412d0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ mod wrappers;
 mod yield_;
 
 pub use data_state::{Awaiting, DataState, DataStateError, ErrorBounds};
-pub use wrappers::fetch;
+pub use wrappers::{fetch, fetch_plus};
 #[cfg(feature = "yield_now")]
 pub use yield_::yield_now;
 
diff --git a/src/wrappers.rs b/src/wrappers.rs
index c239cc7..9edd923 100644
--- a/src/wrappers.rs
+++ b/src/wrappers.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 //! Stores the wrapper functions that can be called from either native or wasm
 //! code
 
+use std::{fmt::Debug, future::Future};
+use tracing::error;
+
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 /// Performs a HTTP requests and calls the given callback when done. NB: Needs
 /// to use a callback to prevent blocking on the thread that initiates the
@@ -76,3 +79,28 @@ where
 {
     crate::wasm::spawn(future);
 }
+
+/// Wraps the call to fetch with the surrounding boilerplate
+pub fn fetch_plus<FResponseHandler, FNotify, Fut, Ret>(
+    req: reqwest::RequestBuilder,
+    response_handler: FResponseHandler,
+    ui_notify: FNotify,
+) -> crate::oneshot::Receiver<anyhow::Result<Ret>>
+where
+    FResponseHandler: FnOnce(reqwest::Result<reqwest::Response>) -> Fut + Send + 'static,
+    Fut: Future<Output = anyhow::Result<Ret>> + Send,
+    Ret: Send + 'static,
+    Fut::Output: Debug,
+    FNotify: FnOnce() + Send + 'static,
+{
+    let (tx, rx) = crate::oneshot::channel();
+    let on_done = move |resp: reqwest::Result<reqwest::Response>| async {
+        let output = response_handler(resp).await;
+        match tx.send(output) {
+            Ok(()) => ui_notify(),
+            Err(handler_output) => error!(?handler_output, "failed to send output from handler"),
+        };
+    };
+    fetch(req, on_done);
+    rx
+}