diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportReplicationAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportReplicationAction.java
index 16147cc5b3c..894b19fedb7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportReplicationAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportReplicationAction.java
@@ -461,60 +461,90 @@ public abstract class TransportReplicationAction<Request extends ReplicationRequ
         protected void doRun() {
             setPhase(task, "routing");
             final ClusterState state = observer.observedState();
-            ClusterBlockException blockException = state.blocks().globalBlockedException(globalBlockLevel());
-            if (blockException != null) {
-                handleBlockException(blockException);
-                return;
-            }
-            final String concreteIndex = resolveIndex() ? indexNameExpressionResolver.concreteSingleIndex(state, request) : request.index();
-            blockException = state.blocks().indexBlockedException(indexBlockLevel(), concreteIndex);
-            if (blockException != null) {
-                handleBlockException(blockException);
+            if (handleBlockExceptions(state)) {
                 return;
             }
 
             // request does not have a shardId yet, we need to pass the concrete index to resolve shardId
+            final String concreteIndex = concreteIndex(state);
             resolveRequest(state.metaData(), concreteIndex, request);
             assert request.shardId() != null : "request shardId must be set in resolveRequest";
 
-            IndexShardRoutingTable indexShard = state.getRoutingTable().shardRoutingTable(request.shardId());
-            final ShardRouting primary = indexShard.primaryShard();
-            if (primary == null || primary.active() == false) {
-                logger.trace("primary shard [{}] is not yet active, scheduling a retry: action [{}], request [{}], cluster state version [{}]", request.shardId(), actionName, request, state.version());
-                retryBecauseUnavailable(request.shardId(), "primary shard is not active");
-                return;
-            }
-            if (state.nodes().nodeExists(primary.currentNodeId()) == false) {
-                logger.trace("primary shard [{}] is assigned to an unknown node [{}], scheduling a retry: action [{}], request [{}], cluster state version [{}]", request.shardId(), primary.currentNodeId(), actionName, request, state.version());
-                retryBecauseUnavailable(request.shardId(), "primary shard isn't assigned to a known node.");
+            final ShardRouting primary = primary(state);
+            if (retryIfUnavailable(state, primary)) {
                 return;
             }
             final DiscoveryNode node = state.nodes().get(primary.currentNodeId());
             taskManager.registerChildTask(task, node.getId());
             if (primary.currentNodeId().equals(state.nodes().localNodeId())) {
-                setPhase(task, "waiting_on_primary");
-                if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-                    logger.trace("send action [{}] on primary [{}] for request [{}] with cluster state version [{}] to [{}] ", transportPrimaryAction, request.shardId(), request, state.version(), primary.currentNodeId());
-                }
-                performAction(node, transportPrimaryAction, true);
+                performLocalAction(state, primary, node);
             } else {
-                if (state.version() < request.routedBasedOnClusterVersion()) {
-                    logger.trace("failed to find primary [{}] for request [{}] despite sender thinking it would be here. Local cluster state version [{}]] is older than on sending node (version [{}]), scheduling a retry...", request.shardId(), request, state.version(), request.routedBasedOnClusterVersion());
-                    retryBecauseUnavailable(request.shardId(), "failed to find primary as current cluster state with version [" + state.version() + "] is stale (expected at least [" + request.routedBasedOnClusterVersion() + "]");
-                    return;
-                } else {
-                    // chasing the node with the active primary for a second hop requires that we are at least up-to-date with the current cluster state version
-                    // this prevents redirect loops between two nodes when a primary was relocated and the relocation target is not aware that it is the active primary shard already.
-                    request.routedBasedOnClusterVersion(state.version());
-                }
-                if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-                    logger.trace("send action [{}] on primary [{}] for request [{}] with cluster state version [{}] to [{}]", actionName, request.shardId(), request, state.version(), primary.currentNodeId());
-                }
-                setPhase(task, "rerouted");
-                performAction(node, actionName, false);
+                performRemoteAction(state, primary, node);
             }
         }
 
+        private void performLocalAction(ClusterState state, ShardRouting primary, DiscoveryNode node) {
+            setPhase(task, "waiting_on_primary");
+            if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+                logger.trace("send action [{}] on primary [{}] for request [{}] with cluster state version [{}] to [{}] ", transportPrimaryAction, request.shardId(), request, state.version(), primary.currentNodeId());
+            }
+            performAction(node, transportPrimaryAction, true);
+        }
+
+        private void performRemoteAction(ClusterState state, ShardRouting primary, DiscoveryNode node) {
+            if (state.version() < request.routedBasedOnClusterVersion()) {
+                logger.trace("failed to find primary [{}] for request [{}] despite sender thinking it would be here. Local cluster state version [{}]] is older than on sending node (version [{}]), scheduling a retry...", request.shardId(), request, state.version(), request.routedBasedOnClusterVersion());
+                retryBecauseUnavailable(request.shardId(), "failed to find primary as current cluster state with version [" + state.version() + "] is stale (expected at least [" + request.routedBasedOnClusterVersion() + "]");
+                return;
+            } else {
+                // chasing the node with the active primary for a second hop requires that we are at least up-to-date with the current cluster state version
+                // this prevents redirect loops between two nodes when a primary was relocated and the relocation target is not aware that it is the active primary shard already.
+                request.routedBasedOnClusterVersion(state.version());
+            }
+            if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+                logger.trace("send action [{}] on primary [{}] for request [{}] with cluster state version [{}] to [{}]", actionName, request.shardId(), request, state.version(), primary.currentNodeId());
+            }
+            setPhase(task, "rerouted");
+            performAction(node, actionName, false);
+        }
+
+        private boolean retryIfUnavailable(ClusterState state, ShardRouting primary) {
+            if (primary == null || primary.active() == false) {
+                logger.trace("primary shard [{}] is not yet active, scheduling a retry: action [{}], request [{}], cluster state version [{}]", request.shardId(), actionName, request, state.version());
+                retryBecauseUnavailable(request.shardId(), "primary shard is not active");
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (state.nodes().nodeExists(primary.currentNodeId()) == false) {
+                logger.trace("primary shard [{}] is assigned to an unknown node [{}], scheduling a retry: action [{}], request [{}], cluster state version [{}]", request.shardId(), primary.currentNodeId(), actionName, request, state.version());
+                retryBecauseUnavailable(request.shardId(), "primary shard isn't assigned to a known node.");
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        private String concreteIndex(ClusterState state) {
+            return resolveIndex() ? indexNameExpressionResolver.concreteSingleIndex(state, request) : request.index();
+        }
+
+        private ShardRouting primary(ClusterState state) {
+            IndexShardRoutingTable indexShard = state.getRoutingTable().shardRoutingTable(request.shardId());
+            return indexShard.primaryShard();
+        }
+
+        private boolean handleBlockExceptions(ClusterState state) {
+            ClusterBlockException blockException = state.blocks().globalBlockedException(globalBlockLevel());
+            if (blockException != null) {
+                handleBlockException(blockException);
+                return true;
+            }
+            blockException = state.blocks().indexBlockedException(indexBlockLevel(), concreteIndex(state));
+            if (blockException != null) {
+                handleBlockException(blockException);
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
         private void handleBlockException(ClusterBlockException blockException) {
             if (blockException.retryable()) {
                 logger.trace("cluster is blocked ({}), scheduling a retry", blockException.getMessage());