diff --git a/cmd/check/root.go b/cmd/check/root.go
index 191a87564..66708d6b3 100644
--- a/cmd/check/root.go
+++ b/cmd/check/root.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (o *checkOutput) String() string {
 
 const FlagMaxDepth = "max-depth"
 
-func newCheckCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func NewCheckCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "check <subject> <relation> <namespace> <object>",
 		Short: "Check whether a subject has a relation on an object",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func newCheckCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func RegisterCommandsRecursive(parent *cobra.Command) {
-	parent.AddCommand(newCheckCmd())
+	parent.AddCommand(NewCheckCmd())
 }
 
 func parseSubject(s string) (*rts.Subject, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/check/root_test.go b/cmd/check/root_test.go
index 1f428ac99..814b7c897 100644
--- a/cmd/check/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/check/root_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestCheckCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	nspace := &namespace.Namespace{Name: t.Name()}
-	ts := client.NewTestServer(t, client.ReadServer, []*namespace.Namespace{nspace}, newCheckCmd)
+	ts := client.NewTestServer(t, client.ReadServer, []*namespace.Namespace{nspace}, NewCheckCmd)
 	defer ts.Shutdown(t)
 
 	stdOut := ts.Cmd.ExecNoErr(t, "subject", "access", nspace.Name, "object",