diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/PatchOption.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/PatchOption.kt
index 7774ec2..d82fdde 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/PatchOption.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/PatchOption.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class IllegalValueException(val value: Any?) : Exception("Illegal value: $value"
 class InvalidTypeException(val got: String, val expected: String) :
     Exception("Invalid option value type: $got, expected $expected")
 
-class RequirementNotMetException : Exception("null was passed into an option that requires a value")
+object RequirementNotMetException : Exception("null was passed into an option that requires a value")
 
 /**
  * A registry for an array of [PatchOption]s.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ sealed class PatchOption<T>(
     var value: T? = default
         set(value) {
             if (value == null && required) {
-                throw RequirementNotMetException()
+                throw RequirementNotMetException
             }
             if (!validator(value)) {
                 throw IllegalValueException(value)