diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2d8c564..56b30e5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ extern crate lazy_static;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate serde;
 
-use std::backtrace;
-use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use application::Application;
@@ -22,6 +19,7 @@ mod events;
 mod ext_traits;
 mod library;
 mod model;
+mod panic;
 mod queue;
 mod serialization;
 mod sharing;
@@ -40,31 +38,10 @@ mod ipc;
 #[cfg(feature = "mpris")]
 mod mpris;
 
-/// Register a custom panic handler to write the backtrace to a file since stdout is in use by the
-/// Cursive TUI library during most of the application.
-fn register_backtrace_panic_handler() {
-    // During most of the program, Cursive is responsible for drawing to the
-    // tty. Since stdout probably doesn't work as expected during a panic, the
-    // backtrace is written to a file at $USER_CACHE_DIR/ncspot/backtrace.log.
-    std::panic::set_hook(Box::new(|panic_info| {
-        // A panic hook will prevent the default panic handler from being
-        // called. An unwrap in this part would cause a hard crash of ncspot.
-        // Don't unwrap/expect/panic in here!
-        if let Ok(backtrace_log) = config::try_proj_dirs() {
-            let mut path = backtrace_log.cache_dir;
-            path.push("backtrace.log");
-            if let Ok(mut file) = File::create(path) {
-                writeln!(file, "{}", backtrace::Backtrace::force_capture()).unwrap_or_default();
-                writeln!(file, "{panic_info}").unwrap_or_default();
-            }
-        }
-    }));
-}
-
-// Functionality related to the operating system process itself is implemented here.
-// Functionality related to ncspot goes into `Application`.
 fn main() -> Result<(), String> {
-    register_backtrace_panic_handler();
+    // Set a custom backtrace hook that writes the backtrace to a file instead of stdout, since
+    // stdout is most likely in use by Cursive.
+    panic::register_backtrace_panic_handler();
 
     let matches = program_arguments().get_matches();
 
diff --git a/src/panic.rs b/src/panic.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca2665d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/panic.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::{backtrace, fs::File};
+
+use crate::config;
+
+/// Register a custom panic handler to write backtraces to a file called `backtrace.log` inside the
+/// user's cache directory.
+pub fn register_backtrace_panic_handler() {
+    // During most of the program, Cursive is responsible for drawing to the
+    // tty. Since stdout probably doesn't work as expected during a panic, the
+    // backtrace is written to a file at $USER_CACHE_DIR/ncspot/backtrace.log.
+    std::panic::set_hook(Box::new(|panic_info| {
+        // A panic hook will prevent the default panic handler from being
+        // called. An unwrap in this part would cause a hard crash of ncspot.
+        // Don't unwrap/expect/panic in here!
+        if let Ok(backtrace_log) = config::try_proj_dirs() {
+            let mut path = backtrace_log.cache_dir;
+            path.push("backtrace.log");
+            if let Ok(mut file) = File::create(path) {
+                writeln!(file, "{}", backtrace::Backtrace::force_capture()).unwrap_or_default();
+                writeln!(file, "{panic_info}").unwrap_or_default();
+            }
+        }
+    }));
+}