diff --git a/internal/action/otp.go b/internal/action/otp.go
index b247789920..fff994450b 100644
--- a/internal/action/otp.go
+++ b/internal/action/otp.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gopasspw/gopass/internal/action/exit"
@@ -16,9 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gopasspw/gopass/pkg/debug"
 	"github.com/gopasspw/gopass/pkg/otp"
 	"github.com/gopasspw/gopass/pkg/termio"
-	"github.com/kbinani/screenshot"
-	"github.com/makiuchi-d/gozxing"
-	"github.com/makiuchi-d/gozxing/qrcode"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-tty"
 	"github.com/pquerna/otp/hotp"
 	"github.com/pquerna/otp/totp"
@@ -39,41 +35,11 @@ func (s *Action) OTP(c *cli.Context) error {
 	snip := c.Bool("snip")
 
 	if snip {
-		var qr string
-		for i := 0; i < screenshot.NumActiveDisplays(); i++ {
-			out.Noticef(ctx, "Scanning screen n°%d", i)
-
-			img, err := screenshot.CaptureDisplay(i)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			out.OKf(ctx, "Area scanned on screen n°%d: %v", i, img.Bounds())
-
-			bmp, err := gozxing.NewBinaryBitmapFromImage(img)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			// decode image
-			qrReader := qrcode.NewQRCodeReader()
-			result, err := qrReader.Decode(bmp, nil)
-			if err != nil {
-				out.Warningf(ctx, "No QR code found while parsing screen n°%d.", i)
-				continue
-			}
-			out.Noticef(ctx, "Found a qrcode, checking.")
-			if strings.HasPrefix(result.GetText(), "otpauth://") {
-				qr = result.GetText()
-				out.OKf(ctx, "Found an otpauth:// QR code on screen n°%d (%v)", i, img.Bounds())
-				break
-			}
-			out.Warningf(ctx, "Not an otpauth:// QR code, please make sure to only have your OTP qrcode displayed.")
+		qr, err := otp.ParseScreen(ctx)
+		if err != nil || len(qr) == 0 {
+			return err
 		}
 
-		if len(qr) == 0 {
-			return nil
-		}
 		choice, err := termio.AskForBool(ctx, "(Over)writing otpauth URL in key 'otpauth'?", true)
 		if err != nil || !choice {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/otp/otp.go b/pkg/otp/otp.go
index f293424963..965bb9d3a9 100644
--- a/pkg/otp/otp.go
+++ b/pkg/otp/otp.go
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ package otp
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/kbinani/screenshot"
+	"github.com/makiuchi-d/gozxing"
+	"github.com/makiuchi-d/gozxing/qrcode"
 	"image/png"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -87,6 +91,44 @@ func parseOTP(typ string, secKey string) (*otp.Key, error) {
 	return key, nil
 }
 
+// ParseScreen will attempt to parse all available screen and will look for otpauth QR codes. It returns the first one
+// it has found.
+func ParseScreen(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	var qr string
+	for i := 0; i < screenshot.NumActiveDisplays(); i++ {
+		out.Noticef(ctx, "Scanning screen n°%d", i)
+
+		img, err := screenshot.CaptureDisplay(i)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+
+		out.OKf(ctx, "Area scanned on screen n°%d: %v", i, img.Bounds())
+		bmp, err := gozxing.NewBinaryBitmapFromImage(img)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		qrReader := qrcode.NewQRCodeReader()
+		result, err := qrReader.Decode(bmp, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			out.Warningf(ctx, "No QR code found while parsing screen n°%d.", i)
+
+			continue
+		}
+
+		out.Noticef(ctx, "Found a qrcode, checking.")
+		if strings.HasPrefix(result.GetText(), "otpauth://") {
+			qr = result.GetText()
+			out.OKf(ctx, "Found an otpauth:// QR code on screen n°%d (%v)", i, img.Bounds())
+
+			break
+		}
+		out.Warningf(ctx, "Not an otpauth:// QR code, please make sure to only have your OTP qrcode displayed.")
+	}
+
+	return qr, nil
+}
+
 // WriteQRFile writes the given OTP code as a QR image to disk.
 func WriteQRFile(key *otp.Key, file string) error {
 	// Convert TOTP key into a QR code encoded as a PNG image.