diff --git a/src/ameba/runner.cr b/src/ameba/runner.cr
index cc7aa66dc..5166de535 100644
--- a/src/ameba/runner.cr
+++ b/src/ameba/runner.cr
@@ -74,15 +74,18 @@ module Ameba
 
     protected def initialize(rules, @sources, @formatter, @severity, @autocorrect = false, @version = nil)
       @rules =
-        rules.select { |rule| rule_runnable?(rule) }
+        rules.select { |rule| rule_runnable?(rule, @version) }
       @unneeded_disable_directive_rule =
         rules.find &.class.==(Rule::Lint::UnneededDisableDirective)
     end
 
-    protected def rule_runnable?(rule)
-      rule.enabled? && !rule.special? &&
-        (!(version = @version) || !(since_version = rule.since_version) ||
-          since_version <= version)
+    protected def rule_runnable?(rule, version)
+      rule.enabled? && !rule.special? && rule_satisfies_version?(rule, version)
+    end
+
+    protected def rule_satisfies_version?(rule, version)
+      !version || !(since_version = rule.since_version) ||
+        since_version <= version
     end
 
     # Performs the inspection. Iterates through all sources and test it using