diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
index 0c56bcb572..f46dd094ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
@@ -4616,7 +4616,7 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
                                     EntityMessage.SMIME_SIGNENCRYPT.equals(ref.ui_encrypt)) {
                                 if (ActivityBilling.isPro(context) &&
                                         selected.sign_key_alias != null &&
-                                        hasSmimeKey(context, recipients))
+                                        SmimeHelper.hasSmimeKey(context, recipients))
                                     data.draft.ui_encrypt = ref.ui_encrypt;
                             }
                         }
@@ -5847,7 +5847,7 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
                                     (draft.ui_encrypt == null ||
                                             EntityMessage.ENCRYPT_NONE.equals(draft.ui_encrypt))) {
                                 args.putBoolean("remind_pgp", PgpHelper.hasPgpKey(context, recipients, MAX_PGP_BIND_DELAY));
-                                args.putBoolean("remind_smime", hasSmimeKey(context, recipients));
+                                args.putBoolean("remind_smime", SmimeHelper.hasSmimeKey(context, recipients));
                             }
 
                             if (TextUtils.isEmpty(draft.subject))
@@ -6502,21 +6502,6 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    private boolean hasSmimeKey(Context context, List<Address> recipients) {
-        if (recipients == null || recipients.size() == 0)
-            return false;
-
-        DB db = DB.getInstance(context);
-        for (Address address : recipients) {
-            String email = ((InternetAddress) address).getAddress();
-            List<EntityCertificate> certs = db.certificate().getCertificateByEmail(email);
-            if (certs != null && certs.size() > 0)
-                return true;
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
     private AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener identitySelected = new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
         @Override
         public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SmimeHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SmimeHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf5a094dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SmimeHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package eu.faircode.email;
+
+/*
+    This file is part of FairEmail.
+
+    FairEmail is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    FairEmail is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with FairEmail.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+    Copyright 2018-2022 by Marcel Bokhorst (M66B)
+*/
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.mail.Address;
+import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
+
+public class SmimeHelper {
+    static boolean hasSmimeKey(Context context, List<Address> recipients) {
+        if (recipients == null || recipients.size() == 0)
+            return false;
+
+        DB db = DB.getInstance(context);
+        for (Address address : recipients) {
+            String email = ((InternetAddress) address).getAddress();
+            List<EntityCertificate> certs = db.certificate().getCertificateByEmail(email);
+            if (certs != null && certs.size() > 0)
+                return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}