diff --git a/src/device-api/actions.ts b/src/device-api/actions.ts
index a947d708..41a40277 100644
--- a/src/device-api/actions.ts
+++ b/src/device-api/actions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import * as eventTracker from '../event-tracker';
 import log from '../lib/supervisor-console';
+import blink = require('../lib/blink');
 
 /**
  * Run an array of healthchecks, outputting whether all passed or not
@@ -22,3 +24,15 @@ export const runHealthchecks = async (
 
 	return true;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Identify a device by blinking or some other method, if supported
+ * Used by:
+ * - POST /v1/blink
+ */
+const DEFAULT_IDENTIFY_DURATION = 15000;
+export const identify = (ms: number = DEFAULT_IDENTIFY_DURATION) => {
+	eventTracker.track('Device blink');
+	blink.pattern.start();
+	setTimeout(blink.pattern.stop, ms);
+};
diff --git a/src/device-api/index.ts b/src/device-api/index.ts
index f12f3529..189531c0 100644
--- a/src/device-api/index.ts
+++ b/src/device-api/index.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ import * as _ from 'lodash';
 import * as middleware from './middleware';
 import * as apiKeys from './api-keys';
 import * as actions from './actions';
-import * as eventTracker from '../event-tracker';
 import { reportCurrentState } from '../device-state';
 import proxyvisor from '../proxyvisor';
-import blink = require('../lib/blink');
 import log from '../lib/supervisor-console';
 
 import type { Server } from 'http';
@@ -57,9 +55,7 @@ export class SupervisorAPI {
 		this.api.use(middleware.auth);
 
 		this.api.post('/v1/blink', (_req, res) => {
-			eventTracker.track('Device blink');
-			blink.pattern.start();
-			setTimeout(blink.pattern.stop, 15000);
+			actions.identify();
 			return res.sendStatus(200);
 		});
 
diff --git a/test/integration/device-api/v1.spec.ts b/test/integration/device-api/v1.spec.ts
index 7d6a42fc..a8a9be47 100644
--- a/test/integration/device-api/v1.spec.ts
+++ b/test/integration/device-api/v1.spec.ts
@@ -50,4 +50,17 @@ describe('device-api/v1', () => {
 			await request(api).get('/v1/healthy').expect(500);
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('POST /v1/blink', () => {
+		// Actions are tested elsewhere so we can stub the dependency here
+		before(() => stub(actions, 'identify'));
+		after(() => (actions.identify as SinonStub).restore());
+
+		it('responds with 200', async () => {
+			await request(api)
+				.post('/v1/blink')
+				.set('Authorization', `Bearer ${await deviceApi.getGlobalApiKey()}`)
+				.expect(200);
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/test/legacy/41-device-api-v1.spec.ts b/test/legacy/41-device-api-v1.spec.ts
index 10feb6f2..be11a6a3 100644
--- a/test/legacy/41-device-api-v1.spec.ts
+++ b/test/legacy/41-device-api-v1.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import {
-	stub,
-	spy,
-	useFakeTimers,
-	SinonStub,
-	SinonSpy,
-	SinonFakeTimers,
-} from 'sinon';
+import { stub, spy, SinonStub, SinonSpy } from 'sinon';
 import * as supertest from 'supertest';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
@@ -28,7 +21,6 @@ import * as dbus from '~/lib/dbus';
 import * as updateLock from '~/lib/update-lock';
 import * as TargetState from '~/src/device-state/target-state';
 import * as targetStateCache from '~/src/device-state/target-state-cache';
-import blink = require('~/lib/blink');
 import constants = require('~/lib/constants');
 import * as deviceAPIActions from '~/src/device-api/common';
 import { UpdatesLockedError } from '~/lib/errors';
@@ -680,45 +672,6 @@ describe('SupervisorAPI [V1 Endpoints]', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-	describe('POST /v1/blink', () => {
-		// Further blink function-specific testing located in 07-blink.spec.ts
-		it('responds with code 200 and empty body', async () => {
-			await request
-				.post('/v1/blink')
-				.set('Accept', 'application/json')
-				.set('Authorization', `Bearer ${await deviceApi.getGlobalApiKey()}`)
-				.expect(sampleResponses.V1.POST['/blink'].statusCode)
-				.then((response) => {
-					expect(response.body).to.deep.equal(
-						sampleResponses.V1.POST['/blink'].body,
-					);
-					expect(response.text).to.deep.equal(
-						sampleResponses.V1.POST['/blink'].text,
-					);
-				});
-		});
-
-		it('directs device to blink for 15000ms (hardcoded length)', async () => {
-			const blinkStartSpy: SinonSpy = spy(blink.pattern, 'start');
-			const blinkStopSpy: SinonSpy = spy(blink.pattern, 'stop');
-			const clock: SinonFakeTimers = useFakeTimers();
-
-			await request
-				.post('/v1/blink')
-				.set('Accept', 'application/json')
-				.set('Authorization', `Bearer ${await deviceApi.getGlobalApiKey()}`)
-				.then(() => {
-					expect(blinkStartSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
-					clock.tick(15000);
-					expect(blinkStopSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
-				});
-
-			blinkStartSpy.restore();
-			blinkStopSpy.restore();
-			clock.restore();
-		});
-	});
-
 	describe('POST /v1/regenerate-api-key', () => {
 		it('returns a valid new API key', async () => {
 			const refreshKeySpy: SinonSpy = spy(apiKeys, 'refreshKey');
diff --git a/test/unit/device-api/actions.spec.ts b/test/unit/device-api/actions.spec.ts
index 20f1d8a4..93e681b8 100644
--- a/test/unit/device-api/actions.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/device-api/actions.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { spy, useFakeTimers } from 'sinon';
 
 import * as actions from '~/src/device-api/actions';
+import blink = require('~/lib/blink');
 
 describe('device-api/actions', () => {
 	describe('runs healthchecks', () => {
@@ -22,4 +24,23 @@ describe('device-api/actions', () => {
 			expect(await actions.runHealthchecks([taskError, taskError])).to.be.false;
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('identifies device', () => {
+		// This suite doesn't test that the blink submodule writes to the correct
+		// led file location on host. That test should be part of the blink module.
+		it('directs device to blink for set duration', async () => {
+			const blinkStartSpy = spy(blink.pattern, 'start');
+			const blinkStopSpy = spy(blink.pattern, 'stop');
+			const clock = useFakeTimers();
+
+			actions.identify();
+			expect(blinkStartSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
+			clock.tick(15000);
+			expect(blinkStopSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
+
+			blinkStartSpy.restore();
+			blinkStopSpy.restore();
+			clock.restore();
+		});
+	});
 });