diff --git a/src/eoatex2imxml.py b/src/eoatex2imxml.py
index 3ae19b9..d78a2af 100755
--- a/src/eoatex2imxml.py
+++ b/src/eoatex2imxml.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-
-# Time-stamp: <2020-09-03 15:57:40 (kthoden)>
+# Time-stamp: <2020-09-04 13:46:35 (kthoden)>
 
 """
 Converts Latex files into a customized DocBook XML file.
@@ -1104,6 +1104,23 @@ def make_indices_child_of_div0():
             parent_div.append(section)
 # def make_indices_child_of_div0 ends here
 
+def check_footnote_paragraphs():
+    """Check if footnotes contain more than one paragraph"""
+
+    grep_command = "grep -A1 -B2 'argument of \\\EOAfn' {}".format(
+        LOG_DIR / SCRIPT_NAME / (INPUT_PATH.stem + "-tralics.log")
+    )
+    grep_command_arguments = shlex.split(grep_command)
+    grep_result = subprocess.Popen(grep_command_arguments, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    grep_output = grep_result.stdout.read()
+    if len(grep_output) > 0:
+        logging.warning("\n===\nFootnotes with paragraphs were found. They have to be replaced by the \EOAfnpar command.\n")
+        logging.warning(grep_output.decode("utf-8"))
+        logging.warning("===\n")
+    else:
+        logging.inf("Footnote check found no errors")
+# def check_footnote_paragraphs ends here
+
 ##############################################################
 #                  Preparing the Bibliography                #
 ##############################################################
@@ -1878,16 +1895,7 @@ def add_bibliography_to_xml(
     # Pickle the 'data' dictionary using the highest protocol available.
     pickle.dump(data_to_pickle, f, pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
 
-grep_command = "grep -A1 -B2 'argument of \\\EOAfn' {}".format(
-        LOG_DIR / SCRIPT_NAME / (INPUT_PATH.stem + "-tralics.log")
-)
-grep_command_arguments = shlex.split(grep_command)
-grep_result = subprocess.Popen(grep_command_arguments, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-grep_output = grep_result.stdout.read()
-if len(grep_output) > 0:
-    logging.info("\n===\nFootnotes with paragraphs were found. They have to be replaced by the \EOAfnpar command.\n")
-    logging.info(grep_output.decode("utf-8"))
-    logging.info("===\n")
+check_footnote_paragraphs()
 
 logging.info("Removing temporary files.")
 cleanup()