diff --git a/link_validator_executor.py b/link_validator_executor.py
index fa3374c..8e1385c 100644
--- a/link_validator_executor.py
+++ b/link_validator_executor.py
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ import time
 from workers.link_validator_with_provided_list import validate_all_links
 
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+def start_link_validation():
     # generate test data
     while True:
         print("call validate_all_links()")
         validate_all_links([])
         print("wait for 30 seconds")
         time.sleep(10)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    start_link_validation()