diff --git a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitTreeReader.java b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitTreeReader.java
index 05e4911..31e396e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitTreeReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitTreeReader.java
@@ -22,12 +22,9 @@
 package net.kemitix.gitdb.impl;
 
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
-import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Ref;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevBlob;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevWalk;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.treewalk.TreeWalk;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.treewalk.filter.PathFilter;
@@ -66,7 +63,8 @@ class GitTreeReader {
         while (treeWalk.next()) {
             builder.add(new NamedRevBlob(
                     treeWalk.getNameString(),
-                    new RevWalk(repository).lookupBlob(treeWalk.getObjectId(0))));
+                    new RevWalk(repository).lookupBlob(treeWalk.getObjectId(0)),
+                    repository));
         }
         return builder.build();
     }
@@ -82,26 +80,4 @@ class GitTreeReader {
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Represents the key/value pairs read from the tree.
-     */
-    @Getter(AccessLevel.PACKAGE)
-    @RequiredArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PACKAGE)
-    protected class NamedRevBlob {
-
-        private final String name;
-        private final RevBlob revBlob;
-
-        /**
-         * Converts the blob to a String.
-         *
-         * @return a string
-         * @throws IOException of there was an error reading the blob
-         */
-        String blobAsString() throws IOException {
-            return new String(repository.open(revBlob.getId(), Constants.OBJ_BLOB).getBytes());
-        }
-
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/KeyRemover.java b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/KeyRemover.java
index 81a8754..69f9d86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/KeyRemover.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/KeyRemover.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class KeyRemover {
      * @param removed the boolean to update
      * @return a Consumer
      */
-    private static Consumer<GitTreeReader.NamedRevBlob> flagIfFound(final String key, final AtomicBoolean removed) {
+    private static Consumer<NamedRevBlob> flagIfFound(final String key, final AtomicBoolean removed) {
         return nvb -> {
             if (nvb.getName().equals(key)) {
                 removed.set(true);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class KeyRemover {
      * @param key the key to match
      * @return a Predicate
      */
-    private static Predicate<GitTreeReader.NamedRevBlob> isNotKey(final String key) {
+    private static Predicate<NamedRevBlob> isNotKey(final String key) {
         return item -> !item.getName().equals(key);
     }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class KeyRemover {
      * @param treeFormatter the tree formatter to add to
      * @return a Consumer
      */
-    private static Consumer<GitTreeReader.NamedRevBlob> addToTree(final TreeFormatter treeFormatter) {
+    private static Consumer<NamedRevBlob> addToTree(final TreeFormatter treeFormatter) {
         return item -> treeFormatter.append(item.getName(), item.getRevBlob());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/NamedRevBlob.java b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/NamedRevBlob.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09a39ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/NamedRevBlob.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+  The MIT License (MIT)
+
+  Copyright (c) 2018 Paul Campbell
+
+  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
+  and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+  including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+  and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+  subject to the following conditions:
+
+  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies
+  or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+  AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+  DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package net.kemitix.gitdb.impl;
+
+import lombok.AccessLevel;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevBlob;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Represents the key/value pairs read from the tree.
+ *
+ * @author Paul Campbell (pcampbell@kemitix.net)
+ */
+@RequiredArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PACKAGE)
+class NamedRevBlob {
+
+    @Getter
+    private final String name;
+    @Getter
+    private final RevBlob revBlob;
+    private final Repository repository;
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the blob to a String.
+     *
+     * @return a string
+     * @throws IOException of there was an error reading the blob
+     */
+    String blobAsString() throws IOException {
+        return new String(repository.open(revBlob.getId(), Constants.OBJ_BLOB).getBytes());
+    }
+
+}