diff --git a/cmd/scheduled-feed/main.go b/cmd/scheduled-feed/main.go
index bcab7fa4..87782f50 100644
--- a/cmd/scheduled-feed/main.go
+++ b/cmd/scheduled-feed/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/ossf/package-feeds/config"
+	"github.com/ossf/package-feeds/feeds"
 	"github.com/ossf/package-feeds/feeds/scheduler"
 	"github.com/ossf/package-feeds/publisher"
 )
@@ -26,17 +27,50 @@ type FeedHandler struct {
 }
 
 func (handler *FeedHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	var err error
+	pkgs, pollErrors := handler.pollFeeds()
+	processedPackages, err := handler.publishPackages(pkgs)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	if pollErrors {
+		http.Error(w, "error polling for packages - see logs for more information", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	_, err = w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d packages processed", processedPackages)))
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "unexpected error during http server write: %w", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+}
+
+func (handler FeedHandler) getCutoff() time.Time {
+	var cutoff time.Time
+	if handler.lastPoll.IsZero() {
+		cutoff = time.Now().UTC().Add(-handler.pollRate)
+	} else {
+		cutoff = handler.lastPoll
+	}
+	return cutoff
+}
+
+func (handler *FeedHandler) pollFeeds() ([]*feeds.Package, bool) {
 	cutoff := handler.getCutoff()
 	handler.lastPoll = time.Now().UTC()
 	pkgs, errs := handler.scheduler.Poll(cutoff)
+	errors := false
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		errors = true
 		for _, err := range errs {
 			log.Errorf("error polling for new packages: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
+	return pkgs, errors
+}
+
+func (handler FeedHandler) publishPackages(pkgs []*feeds.Package) (int, error) {
 	processed := 0
 	for _, pkg := range pkgs {
-		processed++
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"name":         pkg.Name,
 			"feed":         pkg.Type,
@@ -45,33 +79,15 @@ func (handler *FeedHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		b, err := json.Marshal(pkg)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("error marshaling package: %#v", pkg)
-			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
+			return processed, err
 		}
 		if err := handler.pub.Send(context.Background(), b); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("error sending package to upstream publisher %v", err)
-			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
+			return processed, err
 		}
+		processed++
 	}
-	if len(errs) > 0 {
-		http.Error(w, "error polling for packages - see logs for more information", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-	_, err := w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d packages processed", processed)))
-	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "unexpected error during http server write: %w", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-	}
-}
-
-func (handler FeedHandler) getCutoff() time.Time {
-	var cutoff time.Time
-	if handler.lastPoll.IsZero() {
-		cutoff = time.Now().UTC().Add(-handler.pollRate)
-	} else {
-		cutoff = handler.lastPoll
-	}
-	return cutoff
+	return processed, nil
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -96,12 +112,12 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	log.Infof("using %q publisher", pub.Name())
 
-	feeds, err := appConfig.GetScheduledFeeds()
+	scheduledFeeds, err := appConfig.GetScheduledFeeds()
 	log.Infof("watching feeds: %v", strings.Join(appConfig.EnabledFeeds, ", "))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	sched := scheduler.New(feeds)
+	sched := scheduler.New(scheduledFeeds)
 
 	log.Printf("listening on port %v", appConfig.HTTPPort)
 	pollRate, err := time.ParseDuration(appConfig.PollRate)
@@ -118,7 +134,7 @@ func main() {
 		cronjob := cron.New()
 		crontab := fmt.Sprintf("@every %s", pollRate.String())
 		log.Printf("Running a timer %s", crontab)
-		err := cronjob.AddFunc(crontab, func() { cronRequest(appConfig.HTTPPort) })
+		err := cronjob.AddFunc(crontab, func() { cronPoll(handler) })
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -131,14 +147,16 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-func cronRequest(port int) {
-	client := &http.Client{
-		Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
-	}
-	resp, err := client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%v", port))
+func cronPoll(handler *FeedHandler) {
+	pkgs, pollErrors := handler.pollFeeds()
+	processedPackages, err := handler.publishPackages(pkgs)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("http request failed: %v", err)
+		log.Errorf(err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	if pollErrors {
+		// pollFeeds already logs with ErrorF.
 		return
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	log.Printf("%d packages processed", processedPackages)
 }