diff --git a/elf2cfetbl.c b/elf2cfetbl.c
index 5e8d813..922a937 100644
--- a/elf2cfetbl.c
+++ b/elf2cfetbl.c
@@ -1464,24 +1464,48 @@ int32 OpenDstFile(void)
  *
  */
 
-int32 GetElfHeader(void)
+bool checkEndianness(int32 EndiannessCheck)
 {
-    int32  Status      = SUCCESS;
-    size_t NumHdrsRead = 0;
-    char   VerboseStr[60];
-    int32  EndiannessCheck = 0x01020304;
-
     if (((char *)&EndiannessCheck)[0] == 0x01)
     {
         ThisMachineIsLittleEndian = false;
+        return true;
     }
     else if (((char *)&EndiannessCheck)[0] != 0x04)
     {
         printf("Unable to determine endianness of this machine! (0x%02x, 0x%02x, 0x%02x, 0x%02x)\n",
                ((char *)&EndiannessCheck)[0], ((char *)&EndiannessCheck)[1], ((char *)&EndiannessCheck)[2],
                ((char *)&EndiannessCheck)[3]);
-        return FAILED;
+        return false;
     }
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+
+int32 checkELFFileMagicNumber()
+{
+    if (get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG0) != ELFMAG0 || get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG1) != ELFMAG1 ||
+        get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG2) != ELFMAG2 || get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG3) != ELFMAG3)
+        return FAILED;
+    return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+
+int32 GetElfHeader(void)
+{
+    int32  Status      = SUCCESS;
+    size_t NumHdrsRead = 0;
+    char   VerboseStr[60];
+    int32  EndiannessCheck = 0x01020304;
+
+    if (!checkEndianness(EndiannessCheck))
+        return FAILED;
 
     /* Begin by reading e_ident characters */
     NumHdrsRead = fread(&ElfHeader, EI_NIDENT, 1, SrcFileDesc);
@@ -1493,20 +1517,15 @@ int32 GetElfHeader(void)
     }
 
     if (Verbose)
-        printf("ELF Header:\n");
-    if (Verbose)
-        printf("   e_ident[EI_MAG0..3] = 0x%02x,%c%c%c\n", get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG0),
-               get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG1), get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG2), get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG3));
+    {
+        printf("ELF Header:\n"
+               "   e_ident[EI_MAG0..3] = 0x%02x,%c%c%c\n",
+               get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG0), get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG1), get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG2),
+               get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG3));
+    }
 
     /* Verify the ELF file magic number */
-    if (get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG0) != ELFMAG0)
-        Status = FAILED;
-    if (get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG1) != ELFMAG1)
-        Status = FAILED;
-    if (get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG2) != ELFMAG2)
-        Status = FAILED;
-    if (get_e_ident(&ElfHeader, EI_MAG3) != ELFMAG3)
-        Status = FAILED;
+    Status = checkELFFileMagicNumber();
 
     if (Status == FAILED)
     {