diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 68c65c0..86203cd 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type commit struct {
 	Subject     string
 	AuthorName  string
 	AuthorEmail string
+	BumpType    semVerBump
 }
 
 func parseCommit(line string) (*commit, error) {
@@ -34,12 +35,25 @@ func parseCommit(line string) (*commit, error) {
 	if len(t) != 4 {
 		return nil, errors.New("Unexpected line format")
 	}
-	return &commit{
+
+	c := &commit{
 		ShortHash:   t[0],
 		Subject:     t[1],
 		AuthorName:  t[2],
 		AuthorEmail: t[3],
-	}, nil
+	}
+
+	for rex, bt := range matchers {
+		if rex.MatchString(c.Subject) && bt > c.BumpType {
+			c.BumpType = bt
+		}
+	}
+
+	if c.BumpType == semVerBumpUndecided {
+		c.BumpType = semVerBumpMinor
+	}
+
+	return c, nil
 }
 
 func git(stderrEnabled bool, args ...string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a04c9cd..ccf9bcd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ var (
 
 	config  configFile
 	version = "dev"
+
+	matchers = make(map[*regexp.Regexp]semVerBump)
 )
 
 func prepareRun() {
@@ -73,6 +76,22 @@ func prepareRun() {
 	if err := loadConfig(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Unable to load config file: %s", err)
 	}
+
+	// Collect matchers
+	for _, m := range config.MatchPatch {
+		r, err := regexp.Compile(m)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Unable to parse regex '%s': %s", m, err)
+		}
+		matchers[r] = semVerBumpPatch
+	}
+	for _, m := range config.MatchMajor {
+		r, err := regexp.Compile(m)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Unable to parse regex '%s': %s", m, err)
+		}
+		matchers[r] = semVerBumpMajor
+	}
 }
 
 func loadConfig() error {
diff --git a/semver.go b/semver.go
index 0cf4026..aac79c6 100644
--- a/semver.go
+++ b/semver.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -10,8 +9,9 @@ import (
 type semVerBump uint
 
 const (
-	semVerBumpMinor semVerBump = iota
+	semVerBumpUndecided semVerBump = iota
 	semVerBumpPatch
+	semVerBumpMinor
 	semVerBumpMajor
 )
 
@@ -91,31 +91,18 @@ func (s *semVer) Bump(bumpType semVerBump) {
 }
 
 func selectBumpType(logs []commit) (semVerBump, error) {
-	bump := semVerBumpMinor
-
-	matchers := map[*regexp.Regexp]semVerBump{}
-	for _, m := range config.MatchPatch {
-		r, err := regexp.Compile(m)
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, err
-		}
-		matchers[r] = semVerBumpPatch
-	}
-	for _, m := range config.MatchMajor {
-		r, err := regexp.Compile(m)
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, err
-		}
-		matchers[r] = semVerBumpMajor
-	}
+	bump := semVerBumpUndecided
 
 	for _, l := range logs {
-		for m, t := range matchers {
-			if m.MatchString(l.Subject) && t > bump {
-				bump = t
-			}
+		if l.BumpType > bump {
+			bump = l.BumpType
 		}
 	}
 
+	if bump == semVerBumpUndecided {
+		// Impossible to reach
+		return semVerBumpUndecided, errors.New("Could not decide for any bump type!")
+	}
+
 	return bump, nil
 }