diff --git a/src/cli/Show.cpp b/src/cli/Show.cpp
index b596e521b..9222a093d 100644
--- a/src/cli/Show.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/Show.cpp
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@
 
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
-#include <QFile>
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QTextStream>
 
 #include "core/Database.h"
 #include "core/Entry.h"
 #include "core/Group.h"
-#include "format/KeePass2Reader.h"
 #include "keys/CompositeKey.h"
 
 int Show::execute(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -57,22 +55,8 @@ int Show::execute(int argc, char **argv)
     QString line = inputTextStream.readLine();
     CompositeKey key = CompositeKey::readFromLine(line);
 
-    QString databaseFilename = args.at(0);
-    QFile dbFile(databaseFilename);
-    if (!dbFile.exists()) {
-        qCritical("File %s does not exist.", qPrintable(databaseFilename));
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
-    if (!dbFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-        qCritical("Unable to open file %s.", qPrintable(databaseFilename));
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    KeePass2Reader reader;
-    Database* db = reader.readDatabase(&dbFile, key);
-
-    if (reader.hasError()) {
-        qCritical("Error while parsing the database:\n%s\n", qPrintable(reader.errorString()));
+    Database* db = Database::openDatabaseFile(args.at(0), key);
+    if (db == nullptr) {
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/Database.cpp b/src/core/Database.cpp
index 23b564143..4aa9e3f5b 100644
--- a/src/core/Database.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Database.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "core/Metadata.h"
 #include "crypto/Random.h"
 #include "format/KeePass2.h"
+#include "format/KeePass2Reader.h"
 
 QHash<Uuid, Database*> Database::m_uuidMap;
 
@@ -355,3 +356,27 @@ const CompositeKey & Database::key() const
     return m_data.key;
 }
 
+Database* Database::openDatabaseFile(QString fileName, CompositeKey key)
+{
+
+    QFile dbFile(fileName);
+    if (!dbFile.exists()) {
+        qCritical("File %s does not exist.", qPrintable(fileName));
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (!dbFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+        qCritical("Unable to open file %s.", qPrintable(fileName));
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    KeePass2Reader reader;
+    Database* db = reader.readDatabase(&dbFile, key);
+
+    if (reader.hasError()) {
+        qCritical("Error while parsing the database: %s", qPrintable(reader.errorString()));
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    return db;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/core/Database.h b/src/core/Database.h
index 3767bb30d..16c149608 100644
--- a/src/core/Database.h
+++ b/src/core/Database.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public:
     Uuid uuid();
 
     static Database* databaseByUuid(const Uuid& uuid);
+    static Database* openDatabaseFile(QString fileName, CompositeKey key);
 
 signals:
     void groupDataChanged(Group* group);