diff --git a/test/tools_updater_unittest.cpp b/test/tools_updater_unittest.cpp
index 27a3fc4..04720e0 100644
--- a/test/tools_updater_unittest.cpp
+++ b/test/tools_updater_unittest.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 namespace host_tool
 {
 
+using ::testing::_;
 using ::testing::Eq;
 using ::testing::Return;
 using ::testing::StrEq;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
     std::string signatureFile = "image.sig";
     std::string expectedBlob = "/flash/image";
     std::string expectedHash = "/flash/hash";
+    std::string expectedVerify = "/flash/verify";
 
     std::vector<std::string> blobList = {expectedBlob};
     ipmiblob::StatResponse statObj;
@@ -58,6 +60,12 @@
                 sendContents(StrEq(signatureFile.c_str()), Eq(session)))
         .WillOnce(Return(true));
 
+    EXPECT_CALL(blobMock,
+                openBlob(StrEq(expectedVerify.c_str()), Eq(supported)))
+        .WillOnce(Return(session));
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(blobMock, commit(Eq(session), _)).WillOnce(Return());
+
     updaterMain(&blobMock, &handlerMock, firmwareImage, signatureFile);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/updater.cpp b/tools/updater.cpp
index 2465945..fd72136 100644
--- a/tools/updater.cpp
+++ b/tools/updater.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,14 @@
 {
     /* TODO(venture): Add optional parameter to specify the flash type, default
      * to legacy for now.
+     *
+     * TODO(venture): Move the strings from the FirmwareHandler object to a
+     * boring utils object so it will be more happly linked cleanly to both the
+     * BMC and host-side.
      */
     std::string goalFirmware = "/flash/image";
     std::string hashFilename = "/flash/hash";
+    std::string verifyFilename = "/flash/verify";
 
     /* Get list of blob_ids, check for /flash/image, or /flash/tarball.
      * TODO(venture) the mechanism doesn't care, but the caller of burn_my_bmc
@@ -129,8 +134,38 @@
 
     blob->closeBlob(session);
 
-    /* Trigger the verification. */
-    /* Check the verification. */
+    /* Trigger the verification by opening the verify file. */
+    std::fprintf(stderr, "Opening the verification file\n");
+    try
+    {
+        session = blob->openBlob(
+            verifyFilename,
+            static_cast<std::uint16_t>(supported) |
+                static_cast<std::uint16_t>(blobs::OpenFlags::write));
+    }
+    catch (const ipmiblob::BlobException& b)
+    {
+        throw ToolException("blob exception received: " +
+                            std::string(b.what()));
+    }
+
+    std::fprintf(
+        stderr,
+        "Committing to verification file to trigger verification service\n");
+    try
+    {
+        blob->commit(session, {});
+    }
+    catch (const ipmiblob::BlobException& b)
+    {
+        throw ToolException("blob exception received: " +
+                            std::string(b.what()));
+    }
+
+    /* TODO: Check the verification via stat(session). */
+
+    /* DO NOT CLOSE the verification session until it's done. */
+    blob->closeBlob(session);
 
     return;
 }