diff --git a/src/main/java/gov/loc/repository/bagit/verify/CheckIfFileExistsTask.java b/src/main/java/gov/loc/repository/bagit/verify/CheckIfFileExistsTask.java
index 4ace056e3..9007c0d80 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gov/loc/repository/bagit/verify/CheckIfFileExistsTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gov/loc/repository/bagit/verify/CheckIfFileExistsTask.java
@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ public CheckIfFileExistsTask(final Path file, final Set<Path> missingFiles, fina
 
   @Override
   public void run() {
-    final boolean existsNormalized = existsNormalized();
     final boolean fileExists = Files.exists(file);
     
     if(!fileExists){
-      if(existsNormalized){
+      if(existsNormalized()){
         logger.warn(messages.getString("different_normalization_on_filesystem_warning"), file);
       }
       else{