diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d88d1b..f1c53d1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Version 2.0.0-alpha.20
+
+* Remove redundant initializers in a verifier task
+
 ## Version 2.0.0-alpha.19
 
 * Handle the potentially undefined tx.customData.txName field
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d6f5da4..13e9b4e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@solarity/hardhat-migrate",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.19",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.20",
   "description": "Automatic deployment and verification of smart contracts",
   "main": "dist/src/index.js",
   "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5f411f8..0e3eb0c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const migrate: ActionType<MigrateConfig> = async (taskArgs, env) => {
 const migrateVerify: ActionType<MigrateVerifyConfig> = async (taskArgs, env) => {
   const config = extendVerifyConfigs(taskArgs);
 
-  await Migrator.initialize(env);
+  await Verifier.initialize(env);
 
   await new Verifier(env, config).verifyBatch(
     VerificationProcessor.restoreSavedVerificationFunctions(config.inputFile),
diff --git a/src/verifier/Verifier.ts b/src/verifier/Verifier.ts
index 1986b5a..7539654 100644
--- a/src/verifier/Verifier.ts
+++ b/src/verifier/Verifier.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import { Args } from "../types/deployer";
 import { VerifyConfig } from "../types/migrations";
 import { VerifierArgs } from "../types/verifier";
 
-import { reporter } from "../tools/reporters/Reporter";
+import { initReporter, reporter } from "../tools/reporters/Reporter";
+import { initNetworkManager } from "../tools/network/NetworkManager";
 
 export class Verifier {
   private readonly _etherscanConfig: EtherscanConfig;
@@ -115,4 +116,9 @@ export class Verifier {
       contract: contractName,
     });
   }
+
+  public static async initialize(hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment): Promise<void> {
+    initNetworkManager(hre);
+    await initReporter(hre.config.migrate);
+  }
 }