diff --git a/utils.sh b/utils.sh
index 6fbb058..7b3779d 100755
--- a/utils.sh
+++ b/utils.sh
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ semver_validate() {
 	[ ${#ac} = 0 ]
 }
 get_patch_last_supported_ver() {
-	local pkg_name=$1 inc_sel=$2 _exc_sel=$3 _exclusive=$4 # TODO: resolve using all of these
+	local list_patches=$1 pkg_name=$2 inc_sel=$3 _exc_sel=$4p _exclusive=$5 # TODO: resolve using all of these
 	local op
 	if [ "$inc_sel" ]; then
-		if ! op=$(java -jar "$rv_cli_jar" list-patches "$rv_patches_jar" -f "$pkg_name" -v -p 2>&1 | awk '{$1=$1}1'); then
+		if ! op=$(awk '{$1=$1}1' <<<"$list_patches"); then
 			epr "list-patches: '$op'"
 			return 1
 		fi
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ build_rv() {
 	fi
 	local get_latest_ver=false
 	if [ "$version_mode" = auto ]; then
-		if ! version=$(get_patch_last_supported_ver "$pkg_name" \
+		if ! version=$(get_patch_last_supported_ver "$pkg_name" "$list_patches" \
 			"${args[included_patches]}" "${args[excluded_patches]}" "${args[exclusive_patches]}"); then
 			exit 1
 		elif [ -z "$version" ]; then get_latest_ver=true; fi
@@ -519,17 +519,17 @@ build_rv() {
 		abort "apk signature mismatch '$stock_apk'"
 	fi
 	log "${table}: ${version}"
+	local list_patches
+	list_patches=$(java -jar "$rv_cli_jar" list-patches "$rv_patches_jar" -f "$pkg_name" -v -p 2>&1)
 
 	local microg_patch
-	microg_patch=$(java -jar "$rv_cli_jar" list-patches "$rv_patches_jar" -f "$pkg_name" -v -p 2>&1 |
-		grep "^Name: " | grep -i "gmscore\|microg" || :) microg_patch=${microg_patch#*: }
+	microg_patch=$(grep "^Name: " <<<"$list_patches" | grep -i "gmscore\|microg" || :) microg_patch=${microg_patch#*: }
 	if [ -n "$microg_patch" ] && [[ ${p_patcher_args[*]} =~ $microg_patch ]]; then
 		epr "You cant include/exclude microg patch as that's done by rvmm builder automatically."
 		p_patcher_args=("${p_patcher_args[@]//-[ei] ${microg_patch}/}")
 	fi
 	local spoof_streams_patch
-	spoof_streams_patch=$(java -jar "$rv_cli_jar" list-patches "$rv_patches_jar" -f "$pkg_name" -v -p 2>&1 |
-		grep "^Name: " | grep -i "spoof" | grep -i "streams" || :) spoof_streams_patch=${spoof_streams_patch#*: }
+	spoof_streams_patch=$(grep "^Name: " <<<"$list_patches" | grep -i "spoof" | grep -i "streams" || :) spoof_streams_patch=${spoof_streams_patch#*: }
 	if [ -n "$spoof_streams_patch" ] && [[ ${p_patcher_args[*]} =~ $spoof_streams_patch ]]; then
 		epr "You cant include/exclude spoof stream patch as that's done by rvmm builder automatically."
 		p_patcher_args=("${p_patcher_args[@]//-[ei] ${spoof_streams_patch}/}")