diff --git a/include/rp.h b/include/rp.h
index 46c9f0f2a..fc19a445d 100644
--- a/include/rp.h
+++ b/include/rp.h
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ int kernel_rule_to_cpu_rule (char *rule_buf, kernel_rule_t *rule);
 int rules_ctx_init (rules_ctx_t *rules_ctx, const user_options_t *user_options);
 void rules_ctx_destroy (rules_ctx_t *rules_ctx);
 
+bool rules_ctx_has_noop (rules_ctx_t *rules_ctx);
+
 #endif // _RP_H
diff --git a/src/hashcat.c b/src/hashcat.c
index ec1c2d53c..d87a8ed9c 100644
--- a/src/hashcat.c
+++ b/src/hashcat.c
@@ -385,17 +385,9 @@ static int outer_loop (user_options_t *user_options, user_options_extra_t *user_
    * If we have a NOOP rule then we can process words from wordlists > length 32 for slow hashes
    */
 
-  int has_noop = 0;
+  const bool has_noop = rules_ctx_has_noop (rules_ctx);
 
-  for (uint kernel_rules_pos = 0; kernel_rules_pos < rules_ctx->kernel_rules_cnt; kernel_rules_pos++)
-  {
-    if (rules_ctx->kernel_rules_buf[kernel_rules_pos].cmds[0] != RULE_OP_MANGLE_NOOP) continue;
-    if (rules_ctx->kernel_rules_buf[kernel_rules_pos].cmds[1] != 0)                   continue;
-
-    has_noop = 1;
-  }
-
-  if (has_noop == 0)
+  if (has_noop == false)
   {
     switch (user_options_extra->attack_kern)
     {
@@ -3308,6 +3300,13 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   setup_seeding (user_options, &proc_start);
 
+  /**
+   * Inform user things getting started,
+   * - this is giving us a visual header before preparations start, so we do not need to clear them afterwards
+   */
+
+  welcome_screen (user_options, &proc_start);
+
   /**
    * logfile init
    */
@@ -3324,13 +3323,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   user_options_logger (user_options, logfile_ctx);
 
-  /**
-   * Inform user things getting started,
-   * - this is giving us a visual header before preparations start, so we do not need to clear them afterwards
-   */
-
-  welcome_screen (user_options, &proc_start);
-
   /**
    * tuning db
    */
diff --git a/src/rp.c b/src/rp.c
index 9480ba15c..a479807ca 100644
--- a/src/rp.c
+++ b/src/rp.c
@@ -918,3 +918,16 @@ void rules_ctx_destroy (rules_ctx_t *rules_ctx)
 
   myfree (rules_ctx);
 }
+
+bool rules_ctx_has_noop (rules_ctx_t *rules_ctx)
+{
+  for (uint kernel_rules_pos = 0; kernel_rules_pos < rules_ctx->kernel_rules_cnt; kernel_rules_pos++)
+  {
+    if (rules_ctx->kernel_rules_buf[kernel_rules_pos].cmds[0] != RULE_OP_MANGLE_NOOP) continue;
+    if (rules_ctx->kernel_rules_buf[kernel_rules_pos].cmds[1] != 0)                   continue;
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}