diff --git a/pgtype/pgtype.go b/pgtype/pgtype.go
index 5d0ed882..c0d02197 100644
--- a/pgtype/pgtype.go
+++ b/pgtype/pgtype.go
@@ -730,11 +730,15 @@ func (scanPlanString) Scan(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, formatCode int16, src []byt
 	return newPlan.Scan(ci, oid, formatCode, src, dst)
 }
 
+type tryWrapScanPlanFunc func(dst interface{}) (plan WrappedScanPlanNextSetter, nextDst interface{}, ok bool)
+
 type pointerPointerScanPlan struct {
 	dstType reflect.Type
 	next    ScanPlan
 }
 
+func (plan *pointerPointerScanPlan) SetNext(next ScanPlan) { plan.next = next }
+
 func (plan *pointerPointerScanPlan) Scan(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, formatCode int16, src []byte, dst interface{}) error {
 	if plan.dstType != reflect.TypeOf(dst) {
 		newPlan := ci.PlanScan(oid, formatCode, dst)
@@ -751,7 +755,7 @@ func (plan *pointerPointerScanPlan) Scan(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, formatCode in
 	return plan.next.Scan(ci, oid, formatCode, src, el.Interface())
 }
 
-func tryPointerPointerScanPlan(dst interface{}) (plan *pointerPointerScanPlan, nextDst interface{}, ok bool) {
+func tryPointerPointerScanPlan(dst interface{}) (plan WrappedScanPlanNextSetter, nextDst interface{}, ok bool) {
 	if dstValue := reflect.ValueOf(dst); dstValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		elemValue := dstValue.Elem()
 		if elemValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
@@ -790,6 +794,8 @@ type underlyingTypeScanPlan struct {
 	next        ScanPlan
 }
 
+func (plan *underlyingTypeScanPlan) SetNext(next ScanPlan) { plan.next = next }
+
 func (plan *underlyingTypeScanPlan) Scan(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, formatCode int16, src []byte, dst interface{}) error {
 	if plan.dstType != reflect.TypeOf(dst) {
 		newPlan := ci.PlanScan(oid, formatCode, dst)
@@ -799,7 +805,7 @@ func (plan *underlyingTypeScanPlan) Scan(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, formatCode in
 	return plan.next.Scan(ci, oid, formatCode, src, reflect.ValueOf(dst).Convert(plan.nextDstType).Interface())
 }
 
-func tryUnderlyingTypeScanPlan(dst interface{}) (plan *underlyingTypeScanPlan, nextDst interface{}, ok bool) {
+func tryUnderlyingTypeScanPlan(dst interface{}) (plan WrappedScanPlanNextSetter, nextDst interface{}, ok bool) {
 	if _, ok := dst.(SkipUnderlyingTypePlanner); ok {
 		return nil, nil, false
 	}
@@ -1128,24 +1134,18 @@ func (ci *ConnInfo) PlanScan(oid uint32, formatCode int16, dst interface{}) Scan
 			return plan
 		}
 
-		if pointerPointerPlan, nextDst, ok := tryPointerPointerScanPlan(dst); ok {
-			if nextPlan := ci.PlanScan(oid, formatCode, nextDst); nextPlan != nil {
-				pointerPointerPlan.next = nextPlan
-				return pointerPointerPlan
-			}
+		tryWrappers := []tryWrapScanPlanFunc{
+			tryPointerPointerScanPlan,
+			tryUnderlyingTypeScanPlan,
+			tryWrapBuiltinTypeScanPlan,
 		}
 
-		if baseTypePlan, nextDst, ok := tryUnderlyingTypeScanPlan(dst); ok {
-			if nextPlan := ci.PlanScan(oid, formatCode, nextDst); nextPlan != nil {
-				baseTypePlan.next = nextPlan
-				return baseTypePlan
-			}
-		}
-
-		if wrapperPlan, nextValue, ok := tryWrapBuiltinTypeScanPlan(dst); ok {
-			if nextPlan := ci.PlanScan(oid, formatCode, nextValue); nextPlan != nil {
-				wrapperPlan.SetNext(nextPlan)
-				return wrapperPlan
+		for _, f := range tryWrappers {
+			if wrapperPlan, nextDst, ok := f(dst); ok {
+				if nextPlan := ci.PlanScan(oid, formatCode, nextDst); nextPlan != nil {
+					wrapperPlan.SetNext(nextPlan)
+					return wrapperPlan
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1259,36 +1259,33 @@ func (ci *ConnInfo) PlanEncode(oid uint32, format int16, value interface{}) Enco
 			return plan
 		}
 
-		if derefPointerPlan, nextValue, ok := tryDerefPointerEncodePlan(value); ok {
-			if nextPlan := ci.PlanEncode(oid, format, nextValue); nextPlan != nil {
-				derefPointerPlan.next = nextPlan
-				return derefPointerPlan
-			}
+		tryWrappers := []tryWrapEncodePlanFunc{
+			tryDerefPointerEncodePlan,
+			tryUnderlyingTypeEncodePlan,
+			tryWrapBuiltinTypeEncodePlan,
 		}
 
-		if baseTypePlan, nextValue, ok := tryUnderlyingTypeEncodePlan(value); ok {
-			if nextPlan := ci.PlanEncode(oid, format, nextValue); nextPlan != nil {
-				baseTypePlan.next = nextPlan
-				return baseTypePlan
+		for _, f := range tryWrappers {
+			if wrapperPlan, nextValue, ok := f(value); ok {
+				if nextPlan := ci.PlanEncode(oid, format, nextValue); nextPlan != nil {
+					wrapperPlan.SetNext(nextPlan)
+					return wrapperPlan
+				}
 			}
 		}
-
-		if wrapperPlan, nextValue, ok := tryWrapBuiltinTypeEncodePlan(value); ok {
-			if nextPlan := ci.PlanEncode(oid, format, nextValue); nextPlan != nil {
-				wrapperPlan.SetNext(nextPlan)
-				return wrapperPlan
-			}
-		}
-
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+type tryWrapEncodePlanFunc func(value interface{}) (plan WrappedEncodePlanNextSetter, nextValue interface{}, ok bool)
+
 type derefPointerEncodePlan struct {
 	next EncodePlan
 }
 
+func (plan *derefPointerEncodePlan) SetNext(next EncodePlan) { plan.next = next }
+
 func (plan *derefPointerEncodePlan) Encode(value interface{}, buf []byte) (newBuf []byte, err error) {
 	ptr := reflect.ValueOf(value)
 
@@ -1299,7 +1296,7 @@ func (plan *derefPointerEncodePlan) Encode(value interface{}, buf []byte) (newBu
 	return plan.next.Encode(ptr.Elem().Interface(), buf)
 }
 
-func tryDerefPointerEncodePlan(value interface{}) (plan *derefPointerEncodePlan, nextValue interface{}, ok bool) {
+func tryDerefPointerEncodePlan(value interface{}) (plan WrappedEncodePlanNextSetter, nextValue interface{}, ok bool) {
 	if valueType := reflect.TypeOf(value); valueType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		return &derefPointerEncodePlan{}, reflect.New(valueType.Elem()).Elem().Interface(), true
 	}
@@ -1328,11 +1325,13 @@ type underlyingTypeEncodePlan struct {
 	next          EncodePlan
 }
 
+func (plan *underlyingTypeEncodePlan) SetNext(next EncodePlan) { plan.next = next }
+
 func (plan *underlyingTypeEncodePlan) Encode(value interface{}, buf []byte) (newBuf []byte, err error) {
 	return plan.next.Encode(reflect.ValueOf(value).Convert(plan.nextValueType).Interface(), buf)
 }
 
-func tryUnderlyingTypeEncodePlan(value interface{}) (plan *underlyingTypeEncodePlan, nextValue interface{}, ok bool) {
+func tryUnderlyingTypeEncodePlan(value interface{}) (plan WrappedEncodePlanNextSetter, nextValue interface{}, ok bool) {
 	if _, ok := value.(SkipUnderlyingTypePlanner); ok {
 		return nil, nil, false
 	}