diff --git a/lib/zendesk_api/association.rb b/lib/zendesk_api/association.rb
index 9ae5efb3..ee1fe7fa 100644
--- a/lib/zendesk_api/association.rb
+++ b/lib/zendesk_api/association.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'zendesk_api/association_side_load'
 require 'zendesk_api/helpers'
 
 module ZendeskAPI
@@ -75,18 +76,8 @@ def generate_path(*args)
 
     # Tries to place side loads onto given resources.
     def side_load(resources, side_loads)
-      key = "#{options.name}_id"
-      plural_key = "#{Inflection.singular options.name.to_s}_ids"
-
-      resources.each do |resource|
-        if resource.key?(plural_key) # Grab associations from child_ids field on resource
-          side_load_from_child_ids(resource, side_loads, plural_key)
-        elsif resource.key?(key) || options.singular
-          side_load_from_child_or_parent_id(resource, side_loads, key)
-        else # Grab associations from parent_id field from multiple child resources
-          side_load_from_parent_id(resource, side_loads, key)
-        end
-      end
+      SideLoad.instance_variable_set '@options', options
+      SideLoad.side_load(resources, side_loads)
     end
 
     private
@@ -96,51 +87,6 @@ def ignorable_namespace_strings
       ZendeskAPI::DataNamespace.descendants.map { |klass| klass.to_s.split('::') }.flatten.uniq
     end
 
-    def _side_load(resource, side_loads)
-      side_loads.map! do |side_load|
-        resource.send(:wrap_resource, side_load, options)
-      end
-
-      ZendeskAPI::Collection.new(resource.client, options[:class]).tap do |collection|
-        collection.replace(side_loads)
-      end
-    end
-
-    def side_load_from_parent_id(resource, side_loads, key)
-      key = "#{resource.class.singular_resource_name}_id"
-
-      resource.send("#{options.name}=", _side_load(resource, side_loads.select {|side_load|
-        side_load[key] == resource.id
-      }))
-    end
-
-    def side_load_from_child_ids(resource, side_loads, plural_key)
-      ids = resource.send(plural_key)
-
-      resource.send("#{options.name}=", _side_load(resource, side_loads.select {|side_load|
-        ids.include?(side_load[options.include_key])
-      }))
-    end
-
-    def side_load_from_child_or_parent_id(resource, side_loads, key)
-      # Either grab association from child_id field on resource or parent_id on child resource
-      if resource.key?(key)
-        id = resource.send(key)
-        include_key = options.include_key
-      else
-        id = resource.id
-        include_key = "#{resource.class.singular_resource_name}_id"
-      end
-
-      return unless id
-
-      side_load = side_loads.detect do |side_load|
-        id == side_load[include_key]
-      end
-
-      resource.send("#{options.name}=", side_load) if side_load
-    end
-
     def build_parent_namespace(parent_class, instance, options, original_options)
       path = @options.path
 
diff --git a/lib/zendesk_api/association_side_load.rb b/lib/zendesk_api/association_side_load.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8672d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/zendesk_api/association_side_load.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+module ZendeskAPI
+  class SideLoad
+    class << self
+      attr_reader :options
+
+      def side_load(resources, side_loads)
+        key = "#{options.name}_id"
+        plural_key = "#{Inflection.singular options.name.to_s}_ids"
+
+        resources.each do |resource|
+          if resource.key?(plural_key) # Grab associations from child_ids field on resource
+            side_load_from_child_ids(resource, side_loads, plural_key)
+          elsif resource.key?(key) || options.singular
+            side_load_from_child_or_parent_id(resource, side_loads, key)
+          else # Grab associations from parent_id field from multiple child resources
+            side_load_from_parent_id(resource, side_loads, key)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def _side_load(resource, side_loads)
+        side_loads.map! do |side_load|
+          resource.send(:wrap_resource, side_load, options)
+        end
+
+        ZendeskAPI::Collection.new(resource.client, options[:class]).tap do |collection|
+          collection.replace(side_loads)
+        end
+      end
+
+      def side_load_from_parent_id(resource, side_loads, key)
+        key = "#{resource.class.singular_resource_name}_id"
+
+        resource.send("#{options.name}=", _side_load(resource, side_loads.select { |side_load|
+          side_load[key] == resource.id
+        }))
+      end
+
+      def side_load_from_child_ids(resource, side_loads, plural_key)
+        ids = resource.send(plural_key)
+
+        resource.send("#{options.name}=", _side_load(resource, side_loads.select { |side_load|
+          ids.include?(side_load[options.include_key])
+        }))
+      end
+
+      def side_load_from_child_or_parent_id(resource, side_loads, key)
+        # Either grab association from child_id field on resource or parent_id on child resource
+        if resource.key?(key)
+          id = resource.send(key)
+          include_key = options.include_key
+        else
+          id = resource.id
+          include_key = "#{resource.class.singular_resource_name}_id"
+        end
+
+        return unless id
+
+        side_load = side_loads.detect do |side_load|
+          id == side_load[include_key]
+        end
+
+        resource.send("#{options.name}=", side_load) if side_load
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end