diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
index 07eaf58..b1606d9 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
 
 #if ALLOW_ADBD_DISABLE_VERITY == 0  // If we are a user build, provide stubs
 
+bool fs_mgr_wants_overlayfs(FstabEntry*) {
+    return false;
+}
+
 Fstab fs_mgr_overlayfs_candidate_list(const Fstab&) {
     return {};
 }
@@ -388,26 +392,6 @@
     return false;
 }
 
-bool fs_mgr_wants_overlayfs(FstabEntry* entry) {
-    // Don't check entries that are managed by vold.
-    if (entry->fs_mgr_flags.vold_managed || entry->fs_mgr_flags.recovery_only) return false;
-
-    // *_other doesn't want overlayfs.
-    if (entry->fs_mgr_flags.slot_select_other) return false;
-
-    // Only concerned with readonly partitions.
-    if (!(entry->flags & MS_RDONLY)) return false;
-
-    // If unbindable, do not allow overlayfs as this could expose us to
-    // security issues.  On Android, this could also be used to turn off
-    // the ability to overlay an otherwise acceptable filesystem since
-    // /system and /vendor are never bound(sic) to.
-    if (entry->flags & MS_UNBINDABLE) return false;
-
-    if (!fs_mgr_overlayfs_enabled(entry)) return false;
-
-    return true;
-}
 constexpr char kOverlayfsFileContext[] = "u:object_r:overlayfs_file:s0";
 
 bool fs_mgr_overlayfs_setup_dir(const std::string& dir, std::string* overlay, bool* change) {
@@ -1284,6 +1268,27 @@
 
 }  // namespace
 
+bool fs_mgr_wants_overlayfs(FstabEntry* entry) {
+    // Don't check entries that are managed by vold.
+    if (entry->fs_mgr_flags.vold_managed || entry->fs_mgr_flags.recovery_only) return false;
+
+    // *_other doesn't want overlayfs.
+    if (entry->fs_mgr_flags.slot_select_other) return false;
+
+    // Only concerned with readonly partitions.
+    if (!(entry->flags & MS_RDONLY)) return false;
+
+    // If unbindable, do not allow overlayfs as this could expose us to
+    // security issues.  On Android, this could also be used to turn off
+    // the ability to overlay an otherwise acceptable filesystem since
+    // /system and /vendor are never bound(sic) to.
+    if (entry->flags & MS_UNBINDABLE) return false;
+
+    if (!fs_mgr_overlayfs_enabled(entry)) return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 Fstab fs_mgr_overlayfs_candidate_list(const Fstab& fstab) {
     Fstab candidates;
     for (const auto& entry : fstab) {
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_remount.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_remount.cpp
index ab17c5c..8240494 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_remount.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_remount.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,74 @@
     return REMOUNT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+struct RemountCheckResult {
+    bool reboot_later = false;
+    bool setup_overlayfs = false;
+    bool disabled_verity = false;
+    bool verity_error = false;
+};
+
+static RemountStatus CheckVerity(const FstabEntry& entry, RemountCheckResult* result) {
+    if (!fs_mgr_is_verity_enabled(entry)) {
+        return REMOUNT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+    if (android::base::GetProperty("ro.boot.vbmeta.device_state", "") == "locked") {
+        return VERITY_PARTITION;
+    }
+
+    bool ok = false;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<AvbOps, decltype(&::avb_ops_user_free)> ops(avb_ops_user_new(),
+                                                                &::avb_ops_user_free);
+    if (ops) {
+        auto suffix = android::base::GetProperty("ro.boot.slot_suffix", "");
+        ok = avb_user_verity_set(ops.get(), suffix.c_str(), false);
+    }
+    if (!ok && fs_mgr_set_blk_ro(entry.blk_device, false)) {
+        fec::io fh(entry.blk_device.c_str(), O_RDWR);
+        ok = fh && fh.set_verity_status(false);
+    }
+    if (!ok) {
+        return VERITY_PARTITION;
+    }
+    result->disabled_verity = true;
+    result->reboot_later = true;
+    return REMOUNT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static RemountStatus CheckVerityAndOverlayfs(Fstab* partitions, RemountCheckResult* result) {
+    RemountStatus status = REMOUNT_SUCCESS;
+    for (auto it = partitions->begin(); it != partitions->end();) {
+        auto& entry = *it;
+        const auto& mount_point = entry.mount_point;
+
+        if (auto rv = CheckVerity(entry, result); rv != REMOUNT_SUCCESS) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Skipping verified partition " << mount_point << " for remount";
+            status = rv;
+            it = partitions->erase(it);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (fs_mgr_wants_overlayfs(&entry)) {
+            bool change = false;
+            bool force = result->disabled_verity;
+            if (!fs_mgr_overlayfs_setup(nullptr, mount_point.c_str(), &change, force)) {
+                LOG(ERROR) << "Overlayfs setup for " << mount_point << " failed, skipping";
+                status = BAD_OVERLAY;
+                it = partitions->erase(it);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (change) {
+                LOG(INFO) << "Using overlayfs for " << mount_point;
+                result->reboot_later = true;
+                result->setup_overlayfs = true;
+            }
+        }
+        it++;
+    }
+    return status;
+}
+
 static int do_remount(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     RemountStatus retval = REMOUNT_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -342,64 +410,16 @@
     }
 
     // Check verity and optionally setup overlayfs backing.
-    auto reboot_later = false;
-    auto user_please_reboot_later = false;
-    auto setup_overlayfs = false;
-    auto just_disabled_verity = false;
-    for (auto it = partitions.begin(); it != partitions.end();) {
-        auto& entry = *it;
-        auto& mount_point = entry.mount_point;
-        if (fs_mgr_is_verity_enabled(entry)) {
-            retval = VERITY_PARTITION;
-            auto ret = false;
-            if (android::base::GetProperty("ro.boot.vbmeta.device_state", "") != "locked") {
-                if (AvbOps* ops = avb_ops_user_new()) {
-                    ret = avb_user_verity_set(
-                            ops, android::base::GetProperty("ro.boot.slot_suffix", "").c_str(),
-                            false);
-                    avb_ops_user_free(ops);
-                }
-                if (!ret && fs_mgr_set_blk_ro(entry.blk_device, false)) {
-                    fec::io fh(entry.blk_device.c_str(), O_RDWR);
-                    ret = fh && fh.set_verity_status(false);
-                }
-                if (ret) {
-                    LOG(WARNING) << "Disabling verity for " << mount_point;
-                    just_disabled_verity = true;
-                    reboot_later = can_reboot;
-                    user_please_reboot_later = true;
-                }
-            }
-            if (!ret) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Skipping " << mount_point << " for remount";
-                it = partitions.erase(it);
-                continue;
-            }
-        }
+    RemountCheckResult check_result;
+    retval = CheckVerityAndOverlayfs(&partitions, &check_result);
 
-        auto change = false;
-        errno = 0;
-        if (fs_mgr_overlayfs_setup(nullptr, mount_point.c_str(), &change, just_disabled_verity)) {
-            if (change) {
-                LOG(INFO) << "Using overlayfs for " << mount_point;
-                reboot_later = can_reboot;
-                user_please_reboot_later = true;
-                setup_overlayfs = true;
-            }
-        } else if (errno) {
-            PLOG(ERROR) << "Overlayfs setup for " << mount_point << " failed, skipping";
-            retval = BAD_OVERLAY;
-            it = partitions.erase(it);
-            continue;
-        }
-        ++it;
-    }
+    bool auto_reboot = check_result.reboot_later && can_reboot;
 
     // If (1) remount requires a reboot to take effect, (2) system is currently
     // running a DSU guest and (3) DSU is disabled, then enable DSU so that the
     // next reboot would not take us back to the host system but stay within
     // the guest system.
-    if (reboot_later) {
+    if (auto_reboot) {
         if (auto gsid = android::gsi::GetGsiService()) {
             auto dsu_running = false;
             if (auto status = gsid->isGsiRunning(&dsu_running); !status.isOk()) {
@@ -430,9 +450,9 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (partitions.empty() || just_disabled_verity) {
-        if (reboot_later) reboot(setup_overlayfs);
-        if (user_please_reboot_later) {
+    if (partitions.empty() || check_result.disabled_verity) {
+        if (auto_reboot) reboot(check_result.setup_overlayfs);
+        if (check_result.reboot_later) {
             return MUST_REBOOT;
         }
         LOG(WARNING) << "No partitions to remount";
@@ -518,8 +538,8 @@
         retval = REMOUNT_FAILED;
     }
 
-    if (reboot_later) reboot(setup_overlayfs);
-    if (user_please_reboot_later) {
+    if (auto_reboot) reboot(check_result.setup_overlayfs);
+    if (check_result.reboot_later) {
         LOG(INFO) << "Now reboot your device for settings to take effect";
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr_overlayfs.h b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr_overlayfs.h
index 6caab1f..21d7cd9 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr_overlayfs.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr_overlayfs.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 android::fs_mgr::Fstab fs_mgr_overlayfs_candidate_list(const android::fs_mgr::Fstab& fstab);
 
+bool fs_mgr_wants_overlayfs(android::fs_mgr::FstabEntry* entry);
 bool fs_mgr_overlayfs_mount_all(android::fs_mgr::Fstab* fstab);
 bool fs_mgr_overlayfs_setup(const char* backing = nullptr, const char* mount_point = nullptr,
                             bool* change = nullptr, bool force = true);