diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index bdffef1c..7175734c 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ pub mod export;
 pub mod net;
 pub mod certify;
 pub mod link;
+pub mod verify;
 pub mod wot;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -750,29 +751,6 @@ impl<'a, 'store> VerificationHelper for VHelper<'a, 'store> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn verify(config: Config,
-              input: &mut (dyn io::Read + Sync + Send),
-              detached: Option<&mut (dyn io::Read + Sync + Send)>,
-              output: &mut dyn io::Write,
-              signatures: usize, certs: Vec<Cert>)
-              -> Result<()> {
-    let helper = VHelper::new(&config, signatures, certs);
-    let helper = if let Some(dsig) = detached {
-        let mut v = DetachedVerifierBuilder::from_reader(dsig)?
-            .with_policy(&config.policy, Some(config.time), helper)?;
-        v.verify_reader(input)?;
-        v.into_helper()
-    } else {
-        let mut v = VerifierBuilder::from_reader(input)?
-            .with_policy(&config.policy, Some(config.time), helper)?;
-        io::copy(&mut v, output)?;
-        v.into_helper()
-    };
-
-    helper.print_status();
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 pub fn split(input: &mut (dyn io::Read + Sync + Send), prefix: &str)
              -> Result<()> {
     // We (ab)use the mapping feature to create byte-accurate dumps of
diff --git a/src/commands/verify.rs b/src/commands/verify.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ff3f5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/verify.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+use std::io;
+use std::fs::File;
+
+use anyhow::Context;
+
+use sequoia_openpgp as openpgp;
+use openpgp::Cert;
+use openpgp::types::KeyFlags;
+use openpgp::parse::stream::DetachedVerifierBuilder;
+use openpgp::parse::stream::VerifierBuilder;
+use openpgp::parse::Parse;
+
+use crate::Config;
+use crate::Result;
+use crate::commands::VHelper;
+use crate::load_certs;
+use crate::sq_cli;
+
+pub fn dispatch(config: Config, command: sq_cli::verify::Command)
+    -> Result<()>
+{
+    tracer!(TRACE, "verify::dispatch");
+
+    let mut input = command.input.open()?;
+    let mut output = command.output.create_safe(config.force)?;
+    let mut detached = if let Some(f) = command.detached {
+        Some(File::open(f)?)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+    let signatures = command.signatures;
+    // TODO ugly adaptation to load_certs' signature, fix later
+    let mut certs = load_certs(
+        command.sender_file.iter().map(|s| s.as_ref()))?;
+    certs.extend(
+        config.lookup(command.sender_certs,
+                      Some(KeyFlags::empty().set_signing()),
+                      true,
+                      false)
+            .context("--sender-cert")?);
+    verify(config, &mut input,
+           detached.as_mut().map(|r| r as &mut (dyn io::Read + Sync + Send)),
+           &mut output, signatures, certs)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn verify(config: Config,
+              input: &mut (dyn io::Read + Sync + Send),
+              detached: Option<&mut (dyn io::Read + Sync + Send)>,
+              output: &mut dyn io::Write,
+              signatures: usize, certs: Vec<Cert>)
+              -> Result<()> {
+    let helper = VHelper::new(&config, signatures, certs);
+    let helper = if let Some(dsig) = detached {
+        let mut v = DetachedVerifierBuilder::from_reader(dsig)?
+            .with_policy(&config.policy, Some(config.time), helper)?;
+        v.verify_reader(input)?;
+        v.into_helper()
+    } else {
+        let mut v = VerifierBuilder::from_reader(input)?
+            .with_policy(&config.policy, Some(config.time), helper)?;
+        io::copy(&mut v, output)?;
+        v.into_helper()
+    };
+
+    helper.print_status();
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/sq.rs b/src/sq.rs
index 2b44a0b6..79bb3fb2 100644
--- a/src/sq.rs
+++ b/src/sq.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use once_cell::unsync::OnceCell;
 
 use terminal_size::terminal_size;
 
-use buffered_reader::{BufferedReader, Dup, File, Limitor};
+use buffered_reader::{BufferedReader, Dup, Limitor};
 use sequoia_openpgp as openpgp;
 
 use openpgp::{
@@ -1053,28 +1053,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         SqSubcommands::Sign(command) => {
             commands::sign::dispatch(config, command)?
         },
-
         SqSubcommands::Verify(command) => {
-            let mut input = command.input.open()?;
-            let mut output = command.output.create_safe(config.force)?;
-            let mut detached = if let Some(f) = command.detached {
-                Some(File::open(f)?)
-            } else {
-                None
-            };
-            let signatures = command.signatures;
-            // TODO ugly adaptation to load_certs' signature, fix later
-            let mut certs = load_certs(
-                command.sender_file.iter().map(|s| s.as_ref()))?;
-            certs.extend(
-                config.lookup(command.sender_certs,
-                              Some(KeyFlags::empty().set_signing()),
-                              true,
-                              false)
-                    .context("--sender-cert")?);
-            commands::verify(config, &mut input,
-                             detached.as_mut().map(|r| r as &mut (dyn io::Read + Sync + Send)),
-                             &mut output, signatures, certs)?;
+            commands::verify::dispatch(config, command)?
         },
 
         // TODO: Extract body to commands/armor.rs
diff --git a/src/sq_cli/mod.rs b/src/sq_cli/mod.rs
index b9a5d20e..bbabb5bc 100644
--- a/src/sq_cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sq_cli/mod.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub mod link;
 mod output_versions;
 pub mod packet;
 pub mod sign;
-mod verify;
+pub mod verify;
 pub mod wkd;
 pub mod wot;