diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift
index a3126b4e..21c1bb2c 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ struct Run: SwiftlyCommand {
     }
 
     mutating func run(_ ctx: SwiftlyCoreContext) async throws {
-        let versionUpdateReminder = try await validateSwiftly(ctx)
-        defer {
-            versionUpdateReminder()
-        }
+        try await validateSwiftly(ctx)
+
         var config = try await Config.load(ctx)
 
         // Handle the specific case where help is requested of the run subcommand
diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/SelfUpdate.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/SelfUpdate.swift
index eb26b14e..fb3d93bc 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/SelfUpdate.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/SelfUpdate.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct SelfUpdate: SwiftlyCommand {
     }
 
     mutating func run(_ ctx: SwiftlyCoreContext) async throws {
-        let _ = try await validateSwiftly(ctx)
+        try await validateSwiftly(ctx)
 
         let swiftlyBin = Swiftly.currentPlatform.swiftlyBinDir(ctx) / "swiftly"
         guard try await fs.exists(atPath: swiftlyBin) else {
diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/Swiftly.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/Swiftly.swift
index 6660b9ab..31f6d59a 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/Swiftly.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/Swiftly.swift
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ extension Data {
 }
 
 extension SwiftlyCommand {
+    @discardableResult
     public mutating func validateSwiftly(_ ctx: SwiftlyCoreContext) async throws -> () -> Void {
         for requiredDir in Swiftly.requiredDirectories(ctx) {
             guard try await fs.exists(atPath: requiredDir) else {