diff --git a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verify/verify.go b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verify/verify.go
index 014ffdbe0..7107cd93b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verify/verify.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verify/verify.go
@@ -246,16 +246,12 @@ func runVerify(opts *Options) error {
 	}
 
 	// Apply predicate type filter to returned attestations
-	if opts.PredicateType != "" {
-		filteredAttestations := verification.FilterAttestations(opts.PredicateType, attestations)
-
-		if len(filteredAttestations) == 0 {
-			opts.Logger.Printf(opts.Logger.ColorScheme.Red("✗ No attestations found with predicate type: %s\n"), opts.PredicateType)
-			return err
-		}
-
-		attestations = filteredAttestations
+	filteredAttestations := verification.FilterAttestations(opts.PredicateType, attestations)
+	if len(filteredAttestations) == 0 {
+		opts.Logger.Printf(opts.Logger.ColorScheme.Red("✗ No attestations found with predicate type: %s\n"), opts.PredicateType)
+		return err
 	}
+	attestations = filteredAttestations
 
 	policy, err := buildVerifyPolicy(opts, *artifact)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -263,6 +259,8 @@ func runVerify(opts *Options) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	opts.Logger.VerbosePrintf("Verifying attestations with the predicate type %s\n", opts.PredicateType)
+
 	sigstoreRes := opts.SigstoreVerifier.Verify(attestations, policy)
 	if sigstoreRes.Error != nil {
 		opts.Logger.Println(opts.Logger.ColorScheme.Red("✗ Verification failed"))