diff --git a/commit_msg_regex_hook/commit_msg_regex_hook.py b/commit_msg_regex_hook/commit_msg_regex_hook.py
index 26c8e51..303081d 100644
--- a/commit_msg_regex_hook/commit_msg_regex_hook.py
+++ b/commit_msg_regex_hook/commit_msg_regex_hook.py
@@ -78,14 +78,15 @@ def process_file(path: str) -> str:
   return msg
 
 
-def process_pattern(pattern: str) -> Pattern:
+def process_pattern(pattern_str: str) -> Pattern:
   """Verify regex pattern and return the pattern object
   """
   try:
-    pattern = re.compile(pattern)
+    print(f"Incoming Pattern: {pattern_str}")
+    pattern = re.compile(pattern_str)
   except Exception as e:
     raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
-      f"'{pattern}' is not a valid regex pattern\n {e}"
+      f"'{pattern_str}' is not a valid regex pattern\n {e}"
     )
 
   return pattern
@@ -102,11 +103,11 @@ def check():
   return check
 
 
-def message_pattern_match(msg: str, pattern: str) -> Result:
+def message_pattern_match(msg: str, pattern: Pattern) -> Result:
   """Verify the commit message matches the pattern
   """
   def check():
-    if not re.match(pattern, msg):
+    if not pattern.match(msg):
       # Fail the commit message
       return Result(f"Commit Message does not match pattern\n\t{pattern}\n\t{msg}", FAIL)
     
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5a4ee41..31e4752 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = commit-msg-regex-hook
-version = v0.0.6
+version = v0.0.7
 author = David Tippett
 description = Checks if commit message matches supplied regex
 long_description = file: README.md