diff --git a/modules/feature/version-control/+git.el b/modules/feature/version-control/+git.el
index 6303b0caa..a93040ee2 100644
--- a/modules/feature/version-control/+git.el
+++ b/modules/feature/version-control/+git.el
@@ -41,27 +41,7 @@
   ;; showing revision details in the minibuffer, show them in
   ;; `header-line-format', which has better visibility.
   (setq git-timemachine-show-minibuffer-details nil)
-
-  (defun +vcs|toggle-header-line ()
-    (if git-timemachine-mode
-        (+vcs*update-header-line)
-      (setq-local header-line-format nil)))
-
-  (defun +vcs*update-header-line (&rest _)
-    (when (and git-timemachine-mode git-timemachine-revision)
-      (let* ((revision git-timemachine-revision)
-             (date-relative (nth 3 revision))
-             (date-full (nth 4 revision))
-             (author (if git-timemachine-show-author (concat (nth 6 revision) ": ") ""))
-             (sha-or-subject (if (eq git-timemachine-minibuffer-detail 'commit) (car revision) (nth 5 revision))))
-        (setq-local
-         header-line-format
-         (format "%s%s [%s (%s)]"
-                 (propertize author 'face 'git-timemachine-minibuffer-author-face)
-                 (propertize sha-or-subject 'face 'git-timemachine-minibuffer-detail-face)
-                 date-full date-relative)))))
-
-  (add-hook 'git-timemachine-mode-hook #'+vcs|toggle-header-line)
+  (add-hook 'git-timemachine-mode-hook #'+vcs|init-header-line)
   (advice-add #'git-timemachine-show-revision :after #'+vcs*update-header-line)
 
   ;; Force evil to rehash keybindings for the current state
diff --git a/modules/feature/version-control/autoload.el b/modules/feature/version-control/autoload.el
index 57f3cbbfb..cf6f44d9a 100644
--- a/modules/feature/version-control/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/feature/version-control/autoload.el
@@ -28,3 +28,30 @@ repository root."
   (if-let (root (+vcs-root))
       (browse-url (concat root "/issues"))
     (user-error "No git root found!")))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +vcs|init-header-line ()
+  "Toggle the git-timemachine header-line on activate. Use this on
+`git-timemachine-mode-hook'."
+  (if git-timemachine-mode
+      (+vcs*update-header-line)
+    (setq-local header-line-format nil)))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +vcs*update-header-line (&rest _)
+  "Show revision details in the header-line, instead of the minibuffer.
+
+Sometimes I forget `git-timemachine' is enabled in a buffer. Putting info into,
+putting them in `header-line-format' has better visibility."
+  (when (and git-timemachine-mode git-timemachine-revision)
+    (let* ((revision git-timemachine-revision)
+           (date-relative (nth 3 revision))
+           (date-full (nth 4 revision))
+           (author (if git-timemachine-show-author (concat (nth 6 revision) ": ") ""))
+           (sha-or-subject (if (eq git-timemachine-minibuffer-detail 'commit) (car revision) (nth 5 revision))))
+      (setq-local
+       header-line-format
+       (format "%s%s [%s (%s)]"
+               (propertize author 'face 'git-timemachine-minibuffer-author-face)
+               (propertize sha-or-subject 'face 'git-timemachine-minibuffer-detail-face)
+               date-full date-relative)))))