diff --git a/cmd/lib/check.rb b/cmd/lib/check.rb
index 38662be972..c1d368ba25 100644
--- a/cmd/lib/check.rb
+++ b/cmd/lib/check.rb
@@ -129,15 +129,17 @@ module Check
                         .added
                         .reject { |id| id.match?(/\.\d+\Z/) }
 
-    if (running_apps - Array(uninstall_directives[:quit])).any?
+    missing_running_apps = running_apps - Array(uninstall_directives[:quit])
+    if missing_running_apps.any?
       message = "Some applications are still running, add them to #{Formatter.identifier("uninstall quit:")}\n"
-      message += running_apps.join("\n")
+      message += missing_running_apps.join("\n")
       errors << message
     end
 
-    if (loaded_launchjobs - Array(uninstall_directives[:launchctl])).any?
+    missing_loaded_launchjobs = loaded_launchjobs - Array(uninstall_directives[:launchctl])
+    if missing_loaded_launchjobs.any?
       message = "Some launch jobs were not unloaded, add them to #{Formatter.identifier("uninstall launchctl:")}\n"
-      message += loaded_launchjobs.join("\n")
+      message += missing_loaded_launchjobs.join("\n")
       errors << message
     end