diff --git a/src/deny.ts b/src/deny.ts
index f24e593..2614306 100644
--- a/src/deny.ts
+++ b/src/deny.ts
@@ -8,39 +8,31 @@ export async function getDeniedChanges(
 ): Promise<Change[]> {
   const changesDenied: Change[] = []
 
-  let failed = false
+  let hasDeniedPackage = false
   for (const change of changes) {
     change.name = change.name.toLowerCase()
     const [name, version] = change.package_url.toLowerCase().split('@')
 
-    if (deniedPackages) {
-      for (const denied of deniedPackages) {
-        const [dpName, dpVersion] = denied.toLowerCase().split('@')
-        if (dpVersion) {
-          if (name === dpName && version === dpVersion) {
-            changesDenied.push(change)
-            failed = true
-          }
-        } else {
-          if (name === dpName) {
-            changesDenied.push(change)
-            failed = true
-          }
-        }
+    for (const denied of deniedPackages) {
+      const [deniedName, deniedVersion] = denied.toLowerCase().split('@')
+      if (
+        (!deniedVersion || version === deniedVersion) &&
+        name === deniedName
+      ) {
+        changesDenied.push(change)
+        hasDeniedPackage = true
       }
     }
 
-    if (deniedGroups) {
-      for (const denied of deniedGroups) {
-        if (name.startsWith(denied.toLowerCase())) {
-          changesDenied.push(change)
-          failed = true
-        }
+    for (const denied of deniedGroups) {
+      if (name.startsWith(denied.toLowerCase())) {
+        changesDenied.push(change)
+        hasDeniedPackage = true
       }
     }
   }
 
-  if (failed) {
+  if (hasDeniedPackage) {
     core.setFailed('Dependency review detected denied packages.')
   } else {
     core.info('Dependency review did not detect any denied packages')