diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aot/SpringDataBeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aot/SpringDataBeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor.java
index 8227a4c75..21a082e7d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aot/SpringDataBeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aot/SpringDataBeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.springframework.data.aot;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ public class SpringDataBeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor implements BeanFact
 
 	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(BeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor.class);
 
+	private static final Function<Object, Object> arrayToListFunction = target ->
+		ObjectUtils.isArray(target) ? CollectionUtils.arrayToList(target) : target;
+
+	private static final Function<Object, Object> asSingletonSetFunction = target ->
+		!(target instanceof Iterable<?>) ? Collections.singleton(target) : target;
+
+	private static final Function<Object, Object> constructorArgumentFunction =
+		arrayToListFunction.andThen(asSingletonSetFunction);
+
 	@Nullable
 	@Override
 	public BeanFactoryInitializationAotContribution processAheadOfTime(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
@@ -64,33 +74,38 @@ public class SpringDataBeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor implements BeanFact
 
 				BeanDefinition beanDefinition = beanFactory.getBeanDefinition(beanName);
 
-				if (beanDefinition.getConstructorArgumentValues().isEmpty()) {
-					return;
-				}
+				if (hasConstructorArguments(beanDefinition)) {
 
-				ValueHolder argumentValue = beanDefinition.getConstructorArgumentValues().getArgumentValue(0, null, null, null);
+					ValueHolder argumentValue = beanDefinition.getConstructorArgumentValues()
+						.getArgumentValue(0, null, null, null);
 
-				if (argumentValue.getValue()instanceof Supplier supplier) {
+					if (argumentValue.getValue() instanceof Supplier supplier) {
 
-					if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-						logger.info(String.format("Replacing ManagedType bean definition %s.", beanName));
-					}
+						if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+							logger.info(String.format("Replacing ManagedType bean definition %s.", beanName));
+						}
 
-					Object value = supplier.get();
-					if (ObjectUtils.isArray(value)) {
-						value = CollectionUtils.arrayToList(value);
-					}
-					if (!(value instanceof Iterable<?>)) {
-						value = Collections.singleton(value);
-					}
+						Object value = constructorArgumentFunction.apply(supplier.get());
 
-					BeanDefinition beanDefinitionReplacement = BeanDefinitionBuilder.rootBeanDefinition(ManagedTypes.class)
-							.setFactoryMethod("fromIterable").addConstructorArgValue(value).getBeanDefinition();
+						BeanDefinition beanDefinitionReplacement = newManagedTypeBeanDefinition(value);
 
-					registry.removeBeanDefinition(beanName);
-					registry.registerBeanDefinition(beanName, beanDefinitionReplacement);
+						registry.removeBeanDefinition(beanName);
+						registry.registerBeanDefinition(beanName, beanDefinitionReplacement);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	private boolean hasConstructorArguments(BeanDefinition beanDefinition) {
+		return !beanDefinition.getConstructorArgumentValues().isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	private BeanDefinition newManagedTypeBeanDefinition(Object constructorArgumentValue) {
+
+		return BeanDefinitionBuilder.rootBeanDefinition(ManagedTypes.class)
+			.setFactoryMethod("fromIterable")
+			.addConstructorArgValue(constructorArgumentValue)
+			.getBeanDefinition();
+	}
 }