diff --git a/bl2/bl2_main.c b/bl2/bl2_main.c
index 7efd9f6..d96e199 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2_main.c
+++ b/bl2/bl2_main.c
@@ -38,85 +38,100 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "bl2_private.h"
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Load the BL3-0 image if there's one.
+ * If a platform does not want to attempt to load BL3-0 image it must leave
+ * BL30_BASE undefined.
+ * Return 0 on success or if there's no BL3-0 image to load, a negative error
+ * code otherwise.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static int load_bl30(void)
+{
+	int e = 0;
+#ifdef BL30_BASE
+	meminfo_t bl30_mem_info;
+	image_info_t bl30_image_info;
+
+	/*
+	 * It is up to the platform to specify where BL3-0 should be loaded if
+	 * it exists. It could create space in the secure sram or point to a
+	 * completely different memory.
+	 *
+	 * The entry point information is not relevant in this case as the AP
+	 * won't execute the BL3-0 image.
+	 */
+	bl2_plat_get_bl30_meminfo(&bl30_mem_info);
+	e = load_image(&bl30_mem_info,
+		       BL30_IMAGE_NAME,
+		       BL30_BASE,
+		       &bl30_image_info,
+		       NULL);
+
+	if (e == 0) {
+		/* The subsequent handling of BL3-0 is platform specific */
+		bl2_plat_handle_bl30(&bl30_image_info);
+	}
+#endif /* BL30_BASE */
+
+	return e;
+}
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- * The only thing to do in BL2 is to load further images and pass control to
- * BL3-1. The memory occupied by BL2 will be reclaimed by BL3-x stages. BL2 runs
- * entirely in S-EL1.
+ * Load the BL3-1 image.
+ * The bl2_to_bl31_params and bl31_ep_info params will be updated with the
+ * relevant BL3-1 information.
+ * Return 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise.
  ******************************************************************************/
-void bl2_main(void)
+static int load_bl31(bl31_params_t *bl2_to_bl31_params,
+		     entry_point_info_t *bl31_ep_info)
 {
 	meminfo_t *bl2_tzram_layout;
-	bl31_params_t *bl2_to_bl31_params;
-	entry_point_info_t *bl31_ep_info;
-	meminfo_t bl32_mem_info;
-	meminfo_t bl33_mem_info;
 	int e;
 
-	/* Perform remaining generic architectural setup in S-El1 */
-	bl2_arch_setup();
-
-	/* Perform platform setup in BL1 */
-	bl2_platform_setup();
-
-	printf("BL2 %s\n\r", build_message);
+	assert(bl2_to_bl31_params != NULL);
+	assert(bl31_ep_info != NULL);
 
 	/* Find out how much free trusted ram remains after BL2 load */
 	bl2_tzram_layout = bl2_plat_sec_mem_layout();
 
-	/*
-	 * Get a pointer to the memory the platform has set aside to pass
-	 * information to BL31.
-	 */
-	bl2_to_bl31_params = bl2_plat_get_bl31_params();
-	bl31_ep_info = bl2_plat_get_bl31_ep_info();
-
-	/* Set the X0 parameter to bl31 */
+	/* Set the X0 parameter to BL3-1 */
 	bl31_ep_info->args.arg0 = (unsigned long)bl2_to_bl31_params;
 
 	/* Load the BL3-1 image */
 	e = load_image(bl2_tzram_layout,
-			BL31_IMAGE_NAME,
-			BL31_BASE,
-			bl2_to_bl31_params->bl31_image_info,
-			bl31_ep_info);
+		       BL31_IMAGE_NAME,
+		       BL31_BASE,
+		       bl2_to_bl31_params->bl31_image_info,
+		       bl31_ep_info);
 
-	/* Assert if it has not been possible to load BL31 */
-	if (e) {
-		ERROR("Failed to load BL3-1.\n");
-		panic();
-	}
+	if (e == 0)
+		bl2_plat_set_bl31_ep_info(bl2_to_bl31_params->bl31_image_info,
+					  bl31_ep_info);
 
-	bl2_plat_set_bl31_ep_info(bl2_to_bl31_params->bl31_image_info,
-				bl31_ep_info);
+	return e;
+}
 
-	bl2_plat_get_bl33_meminfo(&bl33_mem_info);
-
-	/* Load the BL33 image in non-secure memory provided by the platform */
-	e = load_image(&bl33_mem_info,
-			BL33_IMAGE_NAME,
-			plat_get_ns_image_entrypoint(),
-			bl2_to_bl31_params->bl33_image_info,
-			bl2_to_bl31_params->bl33_ep_info);
-
-	/* Halt if failed to load normal world firmware. */
-	if (e) {
-		ERROR("Failed to load BL3-3.\n");
-		panic();
-	}
-	bl2_plat_set_bl33_ep_info(bl2_to_bl31_params->bl33_image_info,
-				bl2_to_bl31_params->bl33_ep_info);
-
-
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Load the BL3-2 image if there's one.
+ * The bl2_to_bl31_params param will be updated with the relevant BL3-2
+ * information.
+ * If a platform does not want to attempt to load BL3-2 image it must leave
+ * BL32_BASE undefined.
+ * Return 0 on success or if there's no BL3-2 image to load, a negative error
+ * code otherwise.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static int load_bl32(bl31_params_t *bl2_to_bl31_params)
+{
+	int e = 0;
 #ifdef BL32_BASE
+	meminfo_t bl32_mem_info;
+
+	assert(bl2_to_bl31_params != NULL);
+
 	/*
-	 * Load the BL32 image if there's one. It is upto to platform
-	 * to specify where BL32 should be loaded if it exists. It
-	 * could create space in the secure sram or point to a
+	 * It is up to the platform to specify where BL3-2 should be loaded if
+	 * it exists. It could create space in the secure sram or point to a
 	 * completely different memory.
-	 *
-	 * If a platform does not want to attempt to load BL3-2 image
-	 * it must leave BL32_BASE undefined
 	 */
 	bl2_plat_get_bl32_meminfo(&bl32_mem_info);
 	e = load_image(&bl32_mem_info,
@@ -125,23 +140,103 @@
 		       bl2_to_bl31_params->bl32_image_info,
 		       bl2_to_bl31_params->bl32_ep_info);
 
-	/* Issue a diagnostic if no Secure Payload could be loaded */
-	if (e) {
-		WARN("Failed to load BL3-2.\n");
-	} else {
+	if (e == 0) {
 		bl2_plat_set_bl32_ep_info(
 			bl2_to_bl31_params->bl32_image_info,
 			bl2_to_bl31_params->bl32_ep_info);
 	}
 #endif /* BL32_BASE */
 
+	return e;
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Load the BL3-3 image.
+ * The bl2_to_bl31_params param will be updated with the relevant BL3-3
+ * information.
+ * Return 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static int load_bl33(bl31_params_t *bl2_to_bl31_params)
+{
+	meminfo_t bl33_mem_info;
+	int e;
+
+	assert(bl2_to_bl31_params != NULL);
+
+	bl2_plat_get_bl33_meminfo(&bl33_mem_info);
+
+	/* Load the BL3-3 image in non-secure memory provided by the platform */
+	e = load_image(&bl33_mem_info,
+		       BL33_IMAGE_NAME,
+		       plat_get_ns_image_entrypoint(),
+		       bl2_to_bl31_params->bl33_image_info,
+		       bl2_to_bl31_params->bl33_ep_info);
+
+	if (e == 0)
+		bl2_plat_set_bl33_ep_info(bl2_to_bl31_params->bl33_image_info,
+					  bl2_to_bl31_params->bl33_ep_info);
+
+	return e;
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * The only thing to do in BL2 is to load further images and pass control to
+ * BL3-1. The memory occupied by BL2 will be reclaimed by BL3-x stages. BL2 runs
+ * entirely in S-EL1.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+void bl2_main(void)
+{
+	bl31_params_t *bl2_to_bl31_params;
+	entry_point_info_t *bl31_ep_info;
+	int e;
+
+	/* Perform remaining generic architectural setup in S-EL1 */
+	bl2_arch_setup();
+
+	/* Perform platform setup in BL2 */
+	bl2_platform_setup();
+
+	printf("BL2 %s\n\r", build_message);
+
+	/*
+	 * Load the subsequent bootloader images
+	 */
+	e = load_bl30();
+	if (e) {
+		ERROR("Failed to load BL3-0 (%i)\n", e);
+		panic();
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Get a pointer to the memory the platform has set aside to pass
+	 * information to BL3-1.
+	 */
+	bl2_to_bl31_params = bl2_plat_get_bl31_params();
+	bl31_ep_info = bl2_plat_get_bl31_ep_info();
+
+	e = load_bl31(bl2_to_bl31_params, bl31_ep_info);
+	if (e) {
+		ERROR("Failed to load BL3-1 (%i)\n", e);
+		panic();
+	}
+
+	e = load_bl32(bl2_to_bl31_params);
+	if (e)
+		WARN("Failed to load BL3-2 (%i)\n", e);
+
+	e = load_bl33(bl2_to_bl31_params);
+	if (e) {
+		ERROR("Failed to load BL3-3 (%i)\n", e);
+		panic();
+	}
+
 	/* Flush the params to be passed to memory */
 	bl2_plat_flush_bl31_params();
 
 	/*
-	 * Run BL31 via an SMC to BL1. Information on how to pass control to
-	 * the BL32 (if present) and BL33 software images will be passed to
-	 * BL31 as an argument.
+	 * Run BL3-1 via an SMC to BL1. Information on how to pass control to
+	 * the BL3-2 (if present) and BL3-3 software images will be passed to
+	 * BL3-1 as an argument.
 	 */
 	smc(RUN_IMAGE, (unsigned long)bl31_ep_info, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 }