diff --git a/libraries/pacemaker/cib_object.rb b/libraries/pacemaker/cib_object.rb
index aaded5d..c6c2ed4 100644
--- a/libraries/pacemaker/cib_object.rb
+++ b/libraries/pacemaker/cib_object.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ module Pacemaker
       self
     end
 
+    def copy_attrs_to_chef_resource(resource, *attrs)
+      attrs.each do |attr|
+        value = send(attr.to_sym)
+        writer = attr.to_sym
+        resource.send(writer, value)
+      end
+    end
+
     def load_definition
       @definition = self.class.get_definition(name)
 
diff --git a/providers/primitive.rb b/providers/primitive.rb
index 8237762..9f2e15d 100644
--- a/providers/primitive.rb
+++ b/providers/primitive.rb
@@ -87,13 +87,8 @@ end
 def init_current_resource
   name = @new_resource.name
   @current_resource = Chef::Resource::PacemakerPrimitive.new(name)
-  @current_resource.agent(@current_cib_object.agent)
-  %w(params meta).each do |data_type|
-    method = data_type.to_sym
-    value = @current_cib_object.send(method)
-    @current_resource.send(method, value)
-    Chef::Log.debug "detected #{name} has #{data_type} #{value}"
-  end
+  @current_cib_object.copy_attrs_to_chef_resource(@current_resource,
+                                                  :agent, :params, :meta)
 end
 
 def create_resource(name)