diff --git a/src/backup/datastore.rs b/src/backup/datastore.rs
index a0cf50b20..116d2441a 100644
--- a/src/backup/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/backup/datastore.rs
@@ -825,4 +825,42 @@ impl DataStore {
     pub fn verify_new(&self) -> bool {
         self.verify_new
     }
+
+    /// returns a list of chunks sorted by their inode number on disk
+    /// chunks that could not be stat'ed are at the end of the list
+    pub fn get_chunks_in_order<F, A>(
+        &self,
+        index: &Box<dyn IndexFile + Send>,
+        skip_chunk: F,
+        check_abort: A,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<(usize, u64)>, Error>
+    where
+        F: Fn(&[u8; 32]) -> bool,
+        A: Fn(usize) -> Result<(), Error>,
+    {
+        let index_count = index.index_count();
+        let mut chunk_list = Vec::with_capacity(index_count);
+        use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
+        for pos in 0..index_count {
+            check_abort(pos)?;
+
+            let info = index.chunk_info(pos).unwrap();
+
+            if skip_chunk(&info.digest) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let ino = match self.stat_chunk(&info.digest) {
+                Err(_) => u64::MAX, // could not stat, move to end of list
+                Ok(metadata) => metadata.ino(),
+            };
+
+            chunk_list.push((pos, ino));
+        }
+
+        // sorting by inode improves data locality, which makes it lots faster on spinners
+        chunk_list.sort_unstable_by(|(_, ino_a), (_, ino_b)| ino_a.cmp(&ino_b));
+
+        Ok(chunk_list)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/backup/verify.rs b/src/backup/verify.rs
index 1a51d3fb4..503a404b2 100644
--- a/src/backup/verify.rs
+++ b/src/backup/verify.rs
@@ -179,42 +179,18 @@ fn verify_index_chunks(
         }
     };
 
-    let index_count = index.index_count();
-    let mut chunk_list = Vec::with_capacity(index_count);
-
-    use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
-
-    for pos in 0..index_count {
+    let check_abort = |pos: usize| -> Result<(), Error> {
         if pos & 1023 == 0 {
             verify_worker.worker.check_abort()?;
             crate::tools::fail_on_shutdown()?;
         }
+        Ok(())
+    };
 
-        let info = index.chunk_info(pos).unwrap();
-
-        if skip_chunk(&info.digest) {
-            continue; // already verified or marked corrupt
-        }
-
-        match verify_worker.datastore.stat_chunk(&info.digest) {
-            Err(err) => {
-                verify_worker.corrupt_chunks.lock().unwrap().insert(info.digest);
-                task_log!(verify_worker.worker, "can't verify chunk, stat failed - {}", err);
-                errors.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
-                rename_corrupted_chunk(
-                    verify_worker.datastore.clone(),
-                    &info.digest,
-                    &verify_worker.worker,
-                );
-            }
-            Ok(metadata) => {
-                chunk_list.push((pos, metadata.ino()));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // sorting by inode improves data locality, which makes it lots faster on spinners
-    chunk_list.sort_unstable_by(|(_, ino_a), (_, ino_b)| ino_a.cmp(&ino_b));
+    let chunk_list =
+        verify_worker
+            .datastore
+            .get_chunks_in_order(&index, skip_chunk, check_abort)?;
 
     for (pos, _) in chunk_list {
         verify_worker.worker.check_abort()?;