diff --git a/packages/rest/src/providers/bind-element.ts b/packages/rest/src/providers/bind-element.ts
index b2f5f73ac621..699c1847d133 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/providers/bind-element.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/providers/bind-element.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,18 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {Context, inject, Provider} from '@loopback/context';
+import {Context, inject, Provider, Binding} from '@loopback/context';
 import {BindElement} from '../internal-types';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';
 
 export class BindElementProvider implements Provider<BindElement> {
   constructor(@inject(RestBindings.Http.CONTEXT) protected context: Context) {}
+
   value(): BindElement {
-    return (key: string) => this.context.bind(key);
+    return key => this.action(key);
+  }
+
+  action(key: string): Binding {
+    return this.context.bind(key);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rest/src/providers/find-route.ts b/packages/rest/src/providers/find-route.ts
index 4d7ef5a5d130..0bfc5cb65837 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/providers/find-route.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/providers/find-route.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import {Context, inject, Provider} from '@loopback/context';
 import {FindRoute} from '../internal-types';
 import {HttpHandler} from '../http-handler';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';
+import {ParsedRequest} from '../internal-types';
+import {ResolvedRoute} from '../router/routing-table';
 
 export class FindRouteProvider implements Provider<FindRoute> {
   constructor(
@@ -15,10 +17,12 @@ export class FindRouteProvider implements Provider<FindRoute> {
   ) {}
 
   value(): FindRoute {
-    return request => {
-      const found = this.handler.findRoute(request);
-      found.updateBindings(this.context);
-      return found;
-    };
+    return request => this.action(request);
+  }
+
+  action(request: ParsedRequest): ResolvedRoute {
+    const found = this.handler.findRoute(request);
+    found.updateBindings(this.context);
+    return found;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rest/src/providers/get-from-context.ts b/packages/rest/src/providers/get-from-context.ts
index 190d3bb3a6ce..e3ed0957dd7c 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/providers/get-from-context.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/providers/get-from-context.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {Context, inject, Provider} from '@loopback/context';
+import {Context, inject, Provider, BoundValue} from '@loopback/context';
 import {GetFromContext} from '../internal-types';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';
 
 export class GetFromContextProvider implements Provider<GetFromContext> {
   constructor(@inject(RestBindings.Http.CONTEXT) protected context: Context) {}
 
-  value() {
-    return (key: string) => this.context.get(key);
+  value(): GetFromContext {
+    return key => this.action(key);
+  }
+
+  action(key: string): Promise<BoundValue> {
+    return this.context.get(key);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rest/src/providers/invoke-method.ts b/packages/rest/src/providers/invoke-method.ts
index 7f2388c659bc..3b85944b6739 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/providers/invoke-method.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/providers/invoke-method.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
 import {Context, inject, Provider} from '@loopback/context';
-import {InvokeMethod} from '../internal-types';
+import {InvokeMethod, OperationArgs, OperationRetval} from '../internal-types';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';
+import {RouteEntry} from '../router/routing-table';
 
 export class InvokeMethodProvider implements Provider<InvokeMethod> {
   constructor(@inject(RestBindings.Http.CONTEXT) protected context: Context) {}
 
   value(): InvokeMethod {
-    return async (route, args) => {
-      return await route.invokeHandler(this.context, args);
-    };
+    return (route, args) => this.action(route, args);
+  }
+
+  action(route: RouteEntry, args: OperationArgs): Promise<OperationRetval> {
+    return route.invokeHandler(this.context, args);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rest/src/providers/log-error-provider.ts b/packages/rest/src/providers/log-error-provider.ts
index d9a89671aedc..17b580a7a354 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/providers/log-error-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/providers/log-error-provider.ts
@@ -3,21 +3,26 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {BoundValue, Provider} from '@loopback/context';
+import {Provider} from '@loopback/context';
 import {ServerRequest} from '../';
+import {LogError} from '../internal-types';
 
-export class LogErrorProvider implements Provider<BoundValue> {
-  value() {
-    return (err: Error, statusCode: number, req: ServerRequest) => {
-      if (statusCode >= 500) {
-        console.error(
-          'Unhandled error in %s %s: %s %s',
-          req.method,
-          req.url,
-          statusCode,
-          err.stack || err,
-        );
-      }
-    };
+export class LogErrorProvider implements Provider<LogError> {
+  value(): LogError {
+    return (err, statusCode, req) => this.action(err, statusCode, req);
+  }
+
+  action(err: Error, statusCode: number, req: ServerRequest) {
+    if (statusCode < 500) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    console.error(
+      'Unhandled error in %s %s: %s %s',
+      req.method,
+      req.url,
+      statusCode,
+      err.stack || err,
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rest/src/providers/reject.ts b/packages/rest/src/providers/reject.ts
index fd4cb1d3136f..6aee9ac512e2 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/providers/reject.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/providers/reject.ts
@@ -4,24 +4,26 @@
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
 import {LogError, Reject} from '../internal-types';
-import {inject} from '@loopback/context';
+import {inject, Provider} from '@loopback/context';
 import {ServerResponse, ServerRequest} from 'http';
 import {HttpError} from 'http-errors';
 import {writeErrorToResponse} from '../writer';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';
 
-export class RejectProvider {
+export class RejectProvider implements Provider<Reject> {
   constructor(
     @inject(RestBindings.SequenceActions.LOG_ERROR)
     protected logError: LogError,
   ) {}
 
   value(): Reject {
-    return (response: ServerResponse, request: ServerRequest, error: Error) => {
-      const err = <HttpError>error;
-      const statusCode = err.statusCode || err.status || 500;
-      writeErrorToResponse(response, err);
-      this.logError(error, statusCode, request);
-    };
+    return (response, request, error) => this.action(response, request, error);
+  }
+
+  action(response: ServerResponse, request: ServerRequest, error: Error) {
+    const err = <HttpError>error;
+    const statusCode = err.statusCode || err.status || 500;
+    writeErrorToResponse(response, err);
+    this.logError(error, statusCode, request);
   }
 }