diff --git a/src/extractor.cpp b/src/extractor.cpp
--- a/src/extractor.cpp
+++ b/src/extractor.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include "propertymaputil_p.h"
+
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
@@ -64,13 +66,7 @@
     out.open(stdout, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
     QDataStream stream(&out);
 
-    QVariantMap map;
-    QMapIterator<KFileMetaData::Property::Property, QVariant> it(result.properties());
-    while (it.hasNext()) {
-        it.next();
-        KFileMetaData::PropertyInfo pi(it.key());
-        map.insertMulti(pi.name(), it.value());
-    }
+    auto map = toNamedVariantMap(result.properties());
 
     KFileMetaData::UserMetaData md(url);
     QStringList tags = md.tags();
diff --git a/src/filefetchjob.cpp b/src/filefetchjob.cpp
--- a/src/filefetchjob.cpp
+++ b/src/filefetchjob.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "filefetchjob.h"
+#include "propertymaputil_p.h"
 
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <Baloo/File>
@@ -39,25 +40,13 @@
     QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(doStart()));
 }
 
-static QVariantMap convertPropertyMap(const KFileMetaData::PropertyMap& propMap)
-{
-    QVariantMap map;
-    KFileMetaData::PropertyMap::const_iterator it = propMap.constBegin();
-    for (; it != propMap.constEnd(); it++) {
-        KFileMetaData::PropertyInfo pi(it.key());
-        map.insertMulti(pi.name(), it.value());
-    }
-
-    return map;
-}
-
 void FileFetchJob::doStart()
 {
     for (const QString& filePath : m_urls) {
         Baloo::File file(filePath);
         file.load();
 
-        QVariantMap prop = convertPropertyMap(file.properties());
+        auto prop = toNamedVariantMap(file.properties());
 
         KFileMetaData::UserMetaData md(filePath);
         QStringList tags = md.tags();
diff --git a/src/propertymaputil_p.h b/src/propertymaputil_p.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/propertymaputil_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Alexander Stippich <a.stippich@gmx.net>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <QMap>
+#include <KFileMetaData/Properties>
+#include <KFileMetaData/PropertyInfo>
+
+/**
+ * Converts the property map into a variant map
+ * using the property name as key.
+ */
+static inline QVariantMap toNamedVariantMap(const KFileMetaData::PropertyMap& propMap)
+{
+    QVariantMap map;
+    KFileMetaData::PropertyMap::const_iterator it = propMap.constBegin();
+    for (; it != propMap.constEnd(); it++) {
+        KFileMetaData::PropertyInfo pi(it.key());
+        map.insertMulti(pi.name(), it.value());
+    }
+
+    return map;
+}
+