diff --git a/src/Patcher.php b/src/Patcher.php
index f6d87911..fcf2061a 100644
--- a/src/Patcher.php
+++ b/src/Patcher.php
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ protected function getPatchers(): array
                     );
                 }
 
-                if (!$patcher->canUse()) {
+                $usable = $patcher->canUse();
+                $this->io->write(self::class . " usable: " . ($usable ? "yes" : "no"), true, IOInterface::DEBUG);
+
+                if (!$usable) {
                     unset($newPatchers[$i]);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/Patcher/BsdPatchPatcher.php b/src/Patcher/BsdPatchPatcher.php
index 306c0ef0..84350999 100644
--- a/src/Patcher/BsdPatchPatcher.php
+++ b/src/Patcher/BsdPatchPatcher.php
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ public function canUse(): bool
         $output = "";
         $result = $this->executor->execute($this->patchTool() . ' --version', $output);
         // TODO: Is it a valid assumption to assume that if GNU is *not* in the version output, that it's BSD patch?
-        $usable = ($result === 0) && (!str_contains($output, 'GNU patch'));
-
-        $this->io->write(self::class . " usable: " . ($usable ? "yes" : "no"), true, IOInterface::DEBUG);
-
-        return $usable;
+        return ($result === 0) && (!str_contains($output, 'GNU patch'));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Patcher/GitPatcher.php b/src/Patcher/GitPatcher.php
index 4d57e5b1..551162dd 100644
--- a/src/Patcher/GitPatcher.php
+++ b/src/Patcher/GitPatcher.php
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ public function canUse(): bool
     {
         $output = "";
         $result = $this->executor->execute($this->patchTool() . ' --version', $output);
-        $usable = ($result === 0);
-
-        $this->io->write(self::class . " usable: " . ($usable ? "yes" : "no"), true, IOInterface::DEBUG);
-
-        return $usable;
+        return ($result === 0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Patcher/GnuPatchPatcher.php b/src/Patcher/GnuPatchPatcher.php
index a9294a20..5b7ac3f9 100644
--- a/src/Patcher/GnuPatchPatcher.php
+++ b/src/Patcher/GnuPatchPatcher.php
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ public function canUse(): bool
     {
         $output = "";
         $result = $this->executor->execute($this->patchTool() . ' --version', $output);
-        $usable = ($result === 0) && (str_contains($output, 'GNU patch'));
-
-        $this->io->write(self::class . " usable: " . ($usable ? "yes" : "no"), true, IOInterface::DEBUG);
-
-        return $usable;
+        return ($result === 0) && (str_contains($output, 'GNU patch'));
     }
 }