diff --git a/src/plugins/tool/Verify.py b/src/plugins/tool/Verify.py
index 69666321d..bf08a6d27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tool/Verify.py
+++ b/src/plugins/tool/Verify.py
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ def get_date_from_event_type(db,person,event_type):
     return 0
 
 def get_bapt_date(db,person):
+    return get_date_from_event_type(db,person,gen.lib.EventType.BAPTISM)
+
+def get_bury_date(db,person):
     # check role on burial event
     for event_ref in person.get_event_ref_list():
         event = find_event(db, event_ref.ref)
         if event.get_type() == gen.lib.EventType.BURIAL and \
         event_ref.get_role() == gen.lib.EventRoleType.PRIMARY:
-            return get_date_from_event_type(db,person,gen.lib.EventType.BAPTISM)
-
-def get_bury_date(db,person):
-    return get_date_from_event_type(db,person,gen.lib.EventType.BURIAL)
+            return get_date_from_event_type(db,person,gen.lib.EventType.BURIAL)
 
 def get_birth_date(db,person,estimate=False):
     if not person: