diff --git a/app/jobs/claim_verifier_job.rb b/app/jobs/claim_verifier_job.rb
index f149cce24a..64b93cea86 100644
--- a/app/jobs/claim_verifier_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/claim_verifier_job.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 class ClaimVerifierJob < ApplicationJob
   def perform(claim)
-    dqt_teacher_status = if claim.policy == Policies::EarlyYearsPayments
-      nil
-    elsif claim.has_dqt_record?
+    AutomatedChecks::ClaimVerifier.new(
+      claim: claim,
+      dqt_teacher_status: dqt_teacher_status(claim)
+    ).perform
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def dqt_teacher_status(claim)
+    return if claim.policy == Policies::EarlyYearsPayments
+
+    if claim.has_dqt_record?
       Dqt::Teacher.new(claim.dqt_teacher_status)
     else
       Dqt::Client.new.teacher.find(
@@ -11,10 +20,5 @@ def perform(claim)
         nino: claim.national_insurance_number
       )
     end
-
-    AutomatedChecks::ClaimVerifier.new(
-      claim:,
-      dqt_teacher_status:
-    ).perform
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/jobs/claim_verifier_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/claim_verifier_job_spec.rb
index 46163c322a..311a76d91d 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/claim_verifier_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/claim_verifier_job_spec.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "when the claim is for EarlyYearsPayments" do
+      let(:claim) { build(:claim, policy: Policies::EarlyYearsPayments) }
+
+      it "performs the verifier job but doesn't request dqt info" do
+        expect(AutomatedChecks::ClaimVerifier).to receive(:new)
+        expect(dbl).not_to receive(:find)
+        described_class.new.perform(claim)
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when the claim does not have a DQT record payload" do
       let(:dqt_teacher_status) { nil }