diff --git a/cmd/tools/segment-verify/main.go b/cmd/tools/segment-verify/main.go
index 87d7f5868..2a26cb97d 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/segment-verify/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tools/segment-verify/main.go
@@ -142,10 +142,13 @@ type ReadCSVConfig struct {
 }
 
 func verifySegments(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-
 	ctx, _ := process.Ctx(cmd)
 	log := zap.L()
 
+	return verifySegmentsInContext(ctx, log, cmd, satelliteCfg, rangeCfg)
+}
+
+func verifySegmentsInContext(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, cmd *cobra.Command, satelliteCfg Satellite, rangeCfg RangeConfig) error {
 	// open default satellite database
 	db, err := satellitedb.Open(ctx, log.Named("db"), satelliteCfg.Database, satellitedb.Options{
 		ApplicationName:     "segment-verify",
diff --git a/cmd/tools/segment-verify/main_test.go b/cmd/tools/segment-verify/main_test.go
index bc9ac13ca..81910c529 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/segment-verify/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/tools/segment-verify/main_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest"
 
 	"storj.io/common/memory"
 	"storj.io/common/storj"
@@ -57,12 +58,14 @@ func TestCommandLineTool(t *testing.T) {
 		problemPiecesCSV := ctx.File("problempieces.csv")
 
 		// set up global config that the main func will use
+		satelliteCfg := satelliteCfg
 		satelliteCfg.Config = satellite.Config
 		satelliteCfg.Database = dbConnString
 		satelliteCfg.Metainfo.DatabaseURL = metaDBConnString
 		satelliteCfg.Identity.KeyPath = ctx.File("identity-key")
 		satelliteCfg.Identity.CertPath = ctx.File("identity-cert")
 		require.NoError(t, satelliteCfg.Identity.Save(satellite.Identity))
+		rangeCfg := rangeCfg
 		rangeCfg.Verify = VerifierConfig{
 			PerPieceTimeout:    time.Second,
 			OrderRetryThrottle: 500 * time.Millisecond,
@@ -119,7 +122,8 @@ func TestCommandLineTool(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Len(t, result.Segments, uplinkCount*nodeCount)
 
 		// perform the verify!
-		err = verifySegments(&cobra.Command{Use: "range"}, nil)
+		log := zaptest.NewLogger(t)
+		err = verifySegmentsInContext(ctx, log, &cobra.Command{Use: "range"}, satelliteCfg, rangeCfg)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		// open the CSVs to check that we get the expected results