diff --git a/pdf-umbenenner-bootstrap/src/main/java/de/gecheckt/pdf/umbenenner/bootstrap/BootstrapRunner.java b/pdf-umbenenner-bootstrap/src/main/java/de/gecheckt/pdf/umbenenner/bootstrap/BootstrapRunner.java
index a5c62b3..7ae707c 100644
--- a/pdf-umbenenner-bootstrap/src/main/java/de/gecheckt/pdf/umbenenner/bootstrap/BootstrapRunner.java
+++ b/pdf-umbenenner-bootstrap/src/main/java/de/gecheckt/pdf/umbenenner/bootstrap/BootstrapRunner.java
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ public class BootstrapRunner {
      *   <li>Load and validate the configuration.</li>
      *   <li>Initialise the SQLite persistence schema. A {@link DocumentPersistenceException}
      *       here is a hard startup failure and causes exit code 1.</li>
-     *   <li>Resolve the run-lock file path, apply default if not configured.</li>
-     *   <li>Create the batch use case with all required adapters wired.</li>
-     *   <li>Execute the CLI command and map the outcome to an exit code.</li>
+     *   <li>Execute the batch processing pipeline with dependencies wired.</li>
      * </ol>
      * <p>
      * Document-level failures during the batch loop are not startup failures and
@@ -243,13 +241,7 @@ public class BootstrapRunner {
         try {
             StartConfiguration config = loadAndValidateConfiguration();
             initializeSchema(config);
-            RunLockPort runLockPort = runLockPortFactory.create(resolveLockFilePath(config));
-            BatchRunContext runContext = createRunContext();
-            BatchRunProcessingUseCase useCase = useCaseFactory.create(config, runLockPort);
-            SchedulerBatchCommand command = commandFactory.create(useCase);
-            BatchRunOutcome outcome = command.run(runContext);
-            runContext.setEndInstant(Instant.now());
-            return mapOutcomeToExitCode(outcome, runContext);
+            return executeWithStartConfiguration(config);
         } catch (ConfigurationLoadingException e) {
             LOG.error("Configuration loading failed: {}", e.getMessage());
             return 1;
@@ -285,6 +277,28 @@ public class BootstrapRunner {
         schemaInitPortFactory.create(buildJdbcUrl(config)).initializeSchema();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Executes the batch processing pipeline with the prepared startup configuration.
+     * <p>
+     * Wires all runtime dependencies, constructs adapters and the batch use case,
+     * invokes the CLI command, and maps the outcome to an exit code.
+     * <p>
+     * This represents the execution phase after startup configuration is validated
+     * and persistence schema is initialized.
+     *
+     * @param config the validated startup configuration
+     * @return exit code: 0 for batch completion, 1 for critical runtime failures
+     */
+    private int executeWithStartConfiguration(StartConfiguration config) {
+        RunLockPort runLockPort = runLockPortFactory.create(resolveLockFilePath(config));
+        BatchRunContext runContext = createRunContext();
+        BatchRunProcessingUseCase useCase = useCaseFactory.create(config, runLockPort);
+        SchedulerBatchCommand command = commandFactory.create(useCase);
+        BatchRunOutcome outcome = command.run(runContext);
+        runContext.setEndInstant(Instant.now());
+        return mapOutcomeToExitCode(outcome, runContext);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Resolves the run-lock file path from the configuration, applying a default when not set.
      */