diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Sherlock.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Sherlock.py
index 05df6b4..9ff385a 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Sherlock.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Sherlock.py
@@ -29,6 +29,40 @@ class Sherlock():
             self.dict[sherlockdict] = valid_usernames_dict[sherlockdict]
             self.dict[sherlockdict]["cache"] = dict()
 
+    def check_network(self, username, social_network):
+        url = self.dict.get(social_network).get("url").format(username)
+        error_type = self.dict.get(social_network).get("errorType")
+        cant_have_period = self.dict.get(social_network).get("noPeriod")
+
+        if ("." in username) and (cant_have_period == "True"):
+            while ("." in username):
+                username = username.replace(".", '')
+
+        r, error_type = self.make_request(url=url, error_type=error_type, social_network=social_network)
+
+        if error_type == "message":
+            error = self.dict.get(social_network).get("errorMsg")
+            # Checks if the error message is in the HTML
+            if error not in r.text:
+                return True
+            else:
+                return False
+
+        elif error_type == "status_code":
+            # Checks if the status code of the repsonse is 404
+            if not r.status_code == 404:
+                return True
+            else:
+                return False
+
+        elif error_type == "response_url":
+            error = self.dict.get(social_network).get("errorUrl")
+            # Checks if the redirect url is the same as the one defined in data.json
+            if error not in r.url:
+                return True
+            else:
+                return False
+
     def make_request(self, url, error_type, social_network):
         try:
             r = requests.get(url, headers=self.header)
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Sherlock.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Sherlock.py
index 6c58d55..452c6c4 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Sherlock.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Sherlock.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import sopel_modules.SpiceBot as SpiceBot
 @sopel.module.commands('sherlock', 'username')
 def bot_command_sherlock(bot, trigger):
 
-    data = SpiceBot.sherlock.dict
     netlist = list(SpiceBot.sherlock.dict.keys())
 
     username = spicemanip.main(trigger.sb["args"], 1) or trigger.nick
@@ -28,43 +27,15 @@ def bot_command_sherlock(bot, trigger):
 
     bot.osd("Checking username " + username + " in " + checklistname + " network.")
 
-    inlist = []
-    notinlist = []
+    inlist, notinlist = [], []
 
     for social_network in checklist:
 
-        url = data.get(social_network).get("url").format(username)
-        error_type = data.get(social_network).get("errorType")
-        cant_have_period = data.get(social_network).get("noPeriod")
-
-        if ("." in username) and (cant_have_period == "True"):
-            while ("." in username):
-                username = username.replace(".", '')
-
-        r, error_type = SpiceBot.sherlock.make_request(url=url, error_type=error_type, social_network=social_network)
-
-        if error_type == "message":
-            error = data.get(social_network).get("errorMsg")
-            # Checks if the error message is in the HTML
-            if error not in r.text:
-                inlist.append(social_network)
-            else:
-                notinlist.append(social_network)
-
-        elif error_type == "status_code":
-            # Checks if the status code of the repsonse is 404
-            if not r.status_code == 404:
-                inlist.append(social_network)
-            else:
-                notinlist.append(social_network)
-
-        elif error_type == "response_url":
-            error = data.get(social_network).get("errorUrl")
-            # Checks if the redirect url is the same as the one defined in data.json
-            if error not in r.url:
-                inlist.append(social_network)
-            else:
-                notinlist.append(social_network)
+        in_social = SpiceBot.sherlock.check_network(username, social_network)
+        if in_social:
+            inlist.append(social_network)
+        else:
+            notinlist.append(social_network)
 
     if inlist != []:
         if checklistname != 'all':