diff --git a/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js b/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js
index d47c595a..9d6b6e7d 100644
--- a/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js
+++ b/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js
@@ -23959,6 +23959,7 @@ exports.SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || SyftVersion_1.VERSION;
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
 const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path_1.default.join(os_1.default.tmpdir(), "sbom-action-"));
 const githubDependencySnapshotFile = `${tempDir}/github.sbom.json`;
+const exeSuffix = process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "";
 /**
  * Tries to get a unique artifact name or otherwise as appropriate as possible
  */
@@ -24111,11 +24112,7 @@ function downloadSyft() {
         // Make sure the tool's executable bit is set
         const syftBinaryPath = `${installPath}_${name}`;
         yield (0, Executor_1.execute)("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
-        const installedPath = path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
-        if (process.platform === "win32") {
-            return `${installedPath}.exe`;
-        }
-        return installedPath;
+        return path_1.default.join(syftBinaryPath, name) + exeSuffix;
     });
 }
 exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
@@ -24124,7 +24121,7 @@ exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
  */
 function getSyftCommand() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + exeSuffix;
         const version = exports.SYFT_VERSION;
         const sourceSyft = yield (0, SyftDownloader_1.downloadSyftFromZip)(version);
         if (sourceSyft) {
diff --git a/dist/downloadSyft/index.js b/dist/downloadSyft/index.js
index 8aff83f9..67ece520 100644
--- a/dist/downloadSyft/index.js
+++ b/dist/downloadSyft/index.js
@@ -24007,6 +24007,7 @@ exports.SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || SyftVersion_1.VERSION;
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
 const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path_1.default.join(os_1.default.tmpdir(), "sbom-action-"));
 const githubDependencySnapshotFile = `${tempDir}/github.sbom.json`;
+const exeSuffix = process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "";
 /**
  * Tries to get a unique artifact name or otherwise as appropriate as possible
  */
@@ -24159,11 +24160,7 @@ function downloadSyft() {
         // Make sure the tool's executable bit is set
         const syftBinaryPath = `${installPath}_${name}`;
         yield (0, Executor_1.execute)("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
-        const installedPath = path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
-        if (process.platform === "win32") {
-            return `${installedPath}.exe`;
-        }
-        return installedPath;
+        return path_1.default.join(syftBinaryPath, name) + exeSuffix;
     });
 }
 exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
@@ -24172,7 +24169,7 @@ exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
  */
 function getSyftCommand() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + exeSuffix;
         const version = exports.SYFT_VERSION;
         const sourceSyft = yield (0, SyftDownloader_1.downloadSyftFromZip)(version);
         if (sourceSyft) {
diff --git a/dist/runSyftAction/index.js b/dist/runSyftAction/index.js
index f5d840ff..5ec6e85f 100644
--- a/dist/runSyftAction/index.js
+++ b/dist/runSyftAction/index.js
@@ -23959,6 +23959,7 @@ exports.SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || SyftVersion_1.VERSION;
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
 const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path_1.default.join(os_1.default.tmpdir(), "sbom-action-"));
 const githubDependencySnapshotFile = `${tempDir}/github.sbom.json`;
+const exeSuffix = process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "";
 /**
  * Tries to get a unique artifact name or otherwise as appropriate as possible
  */
@@ -24111,11 +24112,7 @@ function downloadSyft() {
         // Make sure the tool's executable bit is set
         const syftBinaryPath = `${installPath}_${name}`;
         yield (0, Executor_1.execute)("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
-        const installedPath = path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
-        if (process.platform === "win32") {
-            return `${installedPath}.exe`;
-        }
-        return installedPath;
+        return path_1.default.join(syftBinaryPath, name) + exeSuffix;
     });
 }
 exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
@@ -24124,7 +24121,7 @@ exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
  */
 function getSyftCommand() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + exeSuffix;
         const version = exports.SYFT_VERSION;
         const sourceSyft = yield (0, SyftDownloader_1.downloadSyftFromZip)(version);
         if (sourceSyft) {
diff --git a/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts b/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts
index 60e15daf..4cc89cd2 100644
--- a/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts
+++ b/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
 const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "sbom-action-"));
 const githubDependencySnapshotFile = `${tempDir}/github.sbom.json`;
 
+const exeSuffix = process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "";
+
 /**
  * Tries to get a unique artifact name or otherwise as appropriate as possible
  */
@@ -205,18 +207,14 @@ export async function downloadSyft(): Promise<string> {
 
   await execute("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
 
-  const installedPath = path.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
-  if (process.platform === "win32") {
-    return `${installedPath}.exe`;
-  }
-  return installedPath;
+  return path.join(syftBinaryPath, name) + exeSuffix;
 }
 
 /**
  * Gets the Syft command to run via exec
  */
 export async function getSyftCommand(): Promise<string> {
-  const name = SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+  const name = SYFT_BINARY_NAME + exeSuffix;
   const version = SYFT_VERSION;
 
   const sourceSyft = await downloadSyftFromZip(version);