diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/AWSLambdaUtils.java b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/AWSLambdaUtils.java
index 16282a9e0..8ceb4e300 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/AWSLambdaUtils.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/AWSLambdaUtils.java
@@ -20,13 +20,17 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.Context;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 
 import org.springframework.cloud.function.context.catalog.FunctionTypeUtils;
 import org.springframework.cloud.function.json.JsonMapper;
@@ -141,6 +145,43 @@ public final class AWSLambdaUtils {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static byte[] generateOutputFromObject(Message<?> requestMessage, Object output, JsonMapper objectMapper, Type functionOutputType) {
+		Message<byte[]> responseMessage = null;
+		if (output instanceof Publisher<?>) {
+			List<Object> result = new ArrayList<>();
+			for (Object value : Flux.from((Publisher<?>) output).toIterable()) {
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("Response value: " + value);
+				}
+				result.add(value);
+			}
+			if (result.size() > 1) {
+				output = result;
+			}
+			else if (result.size() == 1) {
+				output = result.get(0);
+			}
+			else {
+				output = null;
+			}
+			if (output instanceof Message<?> && ((Message<?>) output).getPayload() instanceof byte[]) {
+				responseMessage = (Message<byte[]>) output;
+			}
+			else if (output != null) {
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("OUTPUT: " + output + " - " + output.getClass().getName());
+				}
+				byte[] payload = objectMapper.toJson(output);
+				responseMessage = MessageBuilder.withPayload(payload).build();
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			responseMessage = (Message<byte[]>) output;
+		}
+		return generateOutput(requestMessage, responseMessage, objectMapper, functionOutputType);
+	}
+
 	@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
 	public static byte[] generateOutput(Message requestMessage, Message<?> responseMessage,
 			JsonMapper objectMapper, Type functionOutputType) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/CustomRuntimeEventLoop.java b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/CustomRuntimeEventLoop.java
index 29f69fcf2..6ee063eec 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/CustomRuntimeEventLoop.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/CustomRuntimeEventLoop.java
@@ -157,14 +157,13 @@ public final class CustomRuntimeEventLoop implements SmartLifecycle {
 						}
 						System.setProperty("com.amazonaws.xray.traceHeader", traceId);
 					}
+					Object responseObject = function.apply(eventMessage);
 
-					Message<byte[]> responseMessage = (Message<byte[]>) function.apply(eventMessage);
-
-					if (responseMessage != null && logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-						logger.debug("Reply from function: " + responseMessage);
+					if (responseObject != null && logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+						logger.debug("Reply from function: " + responseObject);
 					}
 
-					byte[] outputBody = AWSLambdaUtils.generateOutput(eventMessage, responseMessage, mapper, function.getOutputType());
+					byte[] outputBody = AWSLambdaUtils.generateOutputFromObject(eventMessage, responseObject, mapper, function.getOutputType());
 					ResponseEntity<Object> result = rest.exchange(RequestEntity.post(URI.create(invocationUrl))
 						.header(USER_AGENT, USER_AGENT_VALUE)
 						.body(outputBody), Object.class);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/FunctionInvoker.java b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/FunctionInvoker.java
index 54ea419aa..d0f3e886e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/FunctionInvoker.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-adapter-aws/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/adapter/aws/FunctionInvoker.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.function.adapter.aws;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.Context;
@@ -28,8 +26,6 @@ import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.RequestStreamHandler;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.MapperFeature;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
-import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.cloud.function.context.FunctionCatalog;
@@ -44,7 +40,6 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextInitializer;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
-import org.springframework.messaging.support.MessageBuilder;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.StreamUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -83,45 +78,11 @@ public class FunctionInvoker implements RequestStreamHandler {
 				.generateMessage(input, this.function.getInputType(), this.function.isSupplier(), jsonMapper, context);
 
 		Object response = this.function.apply(requestMessage);
-		byte[] responseBytes = this.buildResult(requestMessage, response);
+		byte[] responseBytes = AWSLambdaUtils.generateOutputFromObject(requestMessage, response, this.jsonMapper, function.getOutputType());
 		StreamUtils.copy(responseBytes, output);
 		// any exception should propagate
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	private byte[] buildResult(Message<?> requestMessage, Object output) throws IOException {
-		Message<byte[]> responseMessage = null;
-		if (output instanceof Publisher<?>) {
-			List<Object> result = new ArrayList<>();
-			for (Object value : Flux.from((Publisher<?>) output).toIterable()) {
-				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					logger.debug("Response value: " + value);
-				}
-				result.add(value);
-			}
-			if (result.size() > 1) {
-				output = result;
-			}
-			else if (result.size() == 1) {
-				output = result.get(0);
-			}
-			else {
-				output = null;
-			}
-			if (output != null) {
-				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					logger.debug("OUTPUT: " + output + " - " + output.getClass().getName());
-				}
-				byte[] payload = this.jsonMapper.toJson(output);
-				responseMessage = MessageBuilder.withPayload(payload).build();
-			}
-		}
-		else {
-			responseMessage = (Message<byte[]>) output;
-		}
-		return AWSLambdaUtils.generateOutput(requestMessage, responseMessage, this.jsonMapper, function.getOutputType());
-	}
-
 	private void start() {
 		Class<?> startClass = FunctionClassUtils.getStartClass();
 		String[] properties = new String[] {"--spring.cloud.function.web.export.enabled=false", "--spring.main.web-application-type=none"};