diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 41b10f9..c5c23b7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ pub use decoding::{
 };
 pub use encoding::{encode, EncodingKey};
 pub use header::Header;
-pub use validation::Validation;
+pub use validation::{get_current_timestamp, Validation};
diff --git a/src/validation.rs b/src/validation.rs
index 4cf7726..b8e5a83 100644
--- a/src/validation.rs
+++ b/src/validation.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ impl Default for Validation {
     }
 }
 
-fn get_current_timestamp() -> u64 {
+/// Gets the current timestamp in the format JWT expect
+pub fn get_current_timestamp() -> u64 {
     let start = SystemTime::now();
     start.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).expect("Time went backwards").as_secs()
 }