diff --git a/__tests__/dotnet-utils.test.ts b/__tests__/dotnet-utils.test.ts
index b4d86a57e..7305985a5 100644
--- a/__tests__/dotnet-utils.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/dotnet-utils.test.ts
@@ -2,43 +2,43 @@ import * as dotnetUtils from '../src/dotnet-utils';
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec';
 
 describe('dotnet-utils', () => {
-  describe('matchVersionToList', () => {
+  describe('findMatchingVersion', () => {
     it('matches all versions with all syntaxes correctly', () => {
       expect(
-        dotnetUtils.matchVersionToList('3.1', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('3.1', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
       ).toEqual('3.1.201');
       expect(
-        dotnetUtils.matchVersionToList('3.1.x', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('3.1.x', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
       ).toEqual('3.1.201');
       expect(
-        dotnetUtils.matchVersionToList('3', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('3', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
       ).toEqual('3.1.201');
       expect(
-        dotnetUtils.matchVersionToList('3.x', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('3.x', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
       ).toEqual('3.1.201');
       expect(
-        dotnetUtils.matchVersionToList('6.0.4xx', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('6.0.4xx', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
       ).toEqual('6.0.402');
     });
 
     it('returns undefined if no version is matched', () => {
       expect(
-        dotnetUtils.matchVersionToList('6.0.5xx', ['3.1.201', '6.0.403'])
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('6.0.5xx', ['3.1.201', '6.0.403'])
       ).toEqual(undefined);
-      expect(dotnetUtils.matchVersionToList('6.0.5xx', [])).toEqual(undefined);
+      expect(dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('6.0.5xx', [])).toEqual(undefined);
     });
 
     it("returns the first version if 'x' or '*' version is provided", () => {
       expect(
-        dotnetUtils.matchVersionToList('x', ['3.1.201', '6.0.403'])
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('x', ['3.1.201', '6.0.403'])
       ).toEqual('3.1.201');
       expect(
-        dotnetUtils.matchVersionToList('*', ['3.1.201', '6.0.403'])
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('*', ['3.1.201', '6.0.403'])
       ).toEqual('3.1.201');
     });
 
     it('returns undefined if empty version list is provided', () => {
-      expect(dotnetUtils.matchVersionToList('6.0.4xx', [])).toEqual(undefined);
+      expect(dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('6.0.4xx', [])).toEqual(undefined);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index b01f1671f..77cb395c7 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -72785,7 +72785,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
     });
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.matchVersionToList = exports.listSdks = void 0;
+exports.findMatchingVersion = exports.listSdks = void 0;
 const exec = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1514));
 const listSdks = () => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     const { stdout, exitCode } = yield exec
@@ -72810,20 +72810,19 @@ exports.listSdks = listSdks;
  * '3.1', '3.1.x', '3', '3.x', '6.0.4xx' to
  * correct version number like '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '6.0.402'
  */
-const matchVersionToList = (version, versions) => {
-    if (!version || version === 'x' || version === '*') {
+const findMatchingVersion = (versionPattern, versions) => {
+    if (!versionPattern || versionPattern === 'x' || versionPattern === '*') {
         return versions.at(0);
     }
-    const versionArray = version.split('.');
+    const versionArray = versionPattern.split('.');
     if (versionArray.length < 3) {
         versionArray.push(...Array(3 - versionArray.length).fill('x'));
     }
     const normalizedVersion = versionArray.join('.');
     const versionRegex = new RegExp(`^${normalizedVersion.replace(/x/g, '\\d+')}`);
-    const matchedVersion = versions.find(v => versionRegex.test(v));
-    return matchedVersion;
+    return versions.find(v => versionRegex.test(v));
 };
-exports.matchVersionToList = matchVersionToList;
+exports.findMatchingVersion = findMatchingVersion;
 
 
 /***/ }),
@@ -72895,7 +72894,7 @@ class DotnetVersionResolver {
                 throw new Error(`The 'dotnet-version' was supplied in invalid format: ${this.inputVersion}! Supported syntax: A.B.C, A.B, A.B.x, A, A.x, A.B.Cxx`);
             }
             if (semver_1.default.valid(this.inputVersion)) {
-                this.createVersionArgument();
+                this.createVersionArgument(this.inputVersion);
                 return;
             }
             if (!this.preferInstalled) {
@@ -72904,12 +72903,12 @@ class DotnetVersionResolver {
             }
             const requestedVersion = this.inputVersion;
             const installedVersions = yield (0, dotnet_utils_1.listSdks)();
-            const matchingInstalledVersion = (0, dotnet_utils_1.matchVersionToList)(requestedVersion, installedVersions);
-            if (matchingInstalledVersion === undefined) {
-                this.createChannelArgument();
+            const matchingInstalledVersion = (0, dotnet_utils_1.findMatchingVersion)(requestedVersion, installedVersions);
+            if (matchingInstalledVersion) {
+                this.createVersionArgument(matchingInstalledVersion);
                 return;
             }
-            this.createVersionArgument(matchingInstalledVersion);
+            this.createChannelArgument();
         });
     }
     isNumericTag(versionTag) {
@@ -72924,9 +72923,9 @@ class DotnetVersionResolver {
         }
         return majorTag ? true : false;
     }
-    createVersionArgument(updatedVersion) {
+    createVersionArgument(version) {
         this.resolvedArgument.type = 'version';
-        this.resolvedArgument.value = updatedVersion !== null && updatedVersion !== void 0 ? updatedVersion : this.inputVersion;
+        this.resolvedArgument.value = version;
     }
     createChannelArgument() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
diff --git a/src/dotnet-utils.ts b/src/dotnet-utils.ts
index 8a4436944..bb15f4d81 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-utils.ts
+++ b/src/dotnet-utils.ts
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@ export const listSdks = async () => {
  * '3.1', '3.1.x', '3', '3.x', '6.0.4xx' to
  * correct version number like '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '6.0.402'
  */
-export const matchVersionToList = (version: string, versions: string[]) => {
-  if (!version || version === 'x' || version === '*') {
+export const findMatchingVersion = (
+  versionPattern: string,
+  versions: string[]
+): string | undefined => {
+  if (!versionPattern || versionPattern === 'x' || versionPattern === '*') {
     return versions.at(0);
   }
 
-  const versionArray = version.split('.');
+  const versionArray = versionPattern.split('.');
 
   if (versionArray.length < 3) {
     versionArray.push(...Array(3 - versionArray.length).fill('x'));
@@ -43,7 +46,6 @@ export const matchVersionToList = (version: string, versions: string[]) => {
   const versionRegex = new RegExp(
     `^${normalizedVersion.replace(/x/g, '\\d+')}`
   );
-  const matchedVersion = versions.find(v => versionRegex.test(v));
 
-  return matchedVersion;
+  return versions.find(v => versionRegex.test(v));
 };
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index b31ebd993..365956ec2 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import os from 'os';
 import semver from 'semver';
 import {IS_WINDOWS, PLATFORM} from './utils';
 import {QualityOptions} from './setup-dotnet';
-import {listSdks, matchVersionToList} from './dotnet-utils';
+import {listSdks, findMatchingVersion} from './dotnet-utils';
 
 export interface DotnetVersion {
   type: string;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class DotnetVersionResolver {
     }
 
     if (semver.valid(this.inputVersion)) {
-      this.createVersionArgument();
+      this.createVersionArgument(this.inputVersion);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ export class DotnetVersionResolver {
 
     const requestedVersion = this.inputVersion;
     const installedVersions = await listSdks();
-    const matchingInstalledVersion = matchVersionToList(
+    const matchingInstalledVersion = findMatchingVersion(
       requestedVersion,
       installedVersions
     );
 
-    if (matchingInstalledVersion === undefined) {
-      this.createChannelArgument();
+    if (matchingInstalledVersion) {
+      this.createVersionArgument(matchingInstalledVersion);
       return;
     }
 
-    this.createVersionArgument(matchingInstalledVersion);
+    this.createChannelArgument();
   }
 
   private isNumericTag(versionTag): boolean {
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ export class DotnetVersionResolver {
     return majorTag ? true : false;
   }
 
-  private createVersionArgument(updatedVersion?: string) {
+  private createVersionArgument(version: string) {
     this.resolvedArgument.type = 'version';
-    this.resolvedArgument.value = updatedVersion ?? this.inputVersion;
+    this.resolvedArgument.value = version;
   }
 
   private async createChannelArgument() {
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ export class DotnetCoreInstaller {
   }
 
   constructor(
-    private dotnetVersion: DotnetVersion,
-    private quality: QualityOptions
+    private readonly dotnetVersion: DotnetVersion,
+    private readonly quality: QualityOptions
   ) {}
 
   public async installDotnet(): Promise<string | null> {