diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt
index aff17a0f..c751933a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ internal object MainCommand : Runnable {
             names = ["--exclusive"],
             description = ["Only installs the patches you include, not including any patch by default"]
         )
-        var defaultExclude = false
+        var exclusive = false
 
         @Option(names = ["-i", "--include"], description = ["Include patches"])
         var includedPatches = arrayOf<String>()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/utils/patcher/Patcher.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/utils/patcher/Patcher.kt
index f9912abe..c6e86cea 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/utils/patcher/Patcher.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/utils/patcher/Patcher.kt
@@ -18,18 +18,9 @@ fun Patcher.addPatchesFiltered(allPatches: List<Class<out Patch<Context>>>) {
     allPatches.forEach patchLoop@{ patch ->
         val compatiblePackages = patch.compatiblePackages
         val patchName = patch.patchName
-
-        val prefix = "Skipping $patchName"
-
         val args = MainCommand.args.patchArgs?.patchingArgs!!
 
-        if (args.excludedPatches.contains(patchName)) {
-            logger.info("$prefix: Manually excluded")
-            return@patchLoop
-        } else if ((!patch.include || args.defaultExclude) && !args.includedPatches.contains(patchName)) {
-            logger.info("$prefix: Excluded by default")
-            return@patchLoop
-        }
+        val prefix = "Skipping $patchName"
 
         if (compatiblePackages == null) logger.trace("$patchName: No constraint on packages.")
         else {
@@ -51,6 +42,14 @@ fun Patcher.addPatchesFiltered(allPatches: List<Class<out Patch<Context>>>) {
             }
         }
 
+        if (args.excludedPatches.contains(patchName)) {
+            logger.info("$prefix: Manually excluded")
+            return@patchLoop
+        } else if ((!patch.include || args.exclusive) && !args.includedPatches.contains(patchName)) {
+            logger.info("$prefix: Excluded by default")
+            return@patchLoop
+        }
+
         logger.trace("Adding $patchName")
         includedPatches.add(patch)
     }