diff --git a/src/pythonfinder/models/mixins.py b/src/pythonfinder/models/mixins.py
index 9fdabc6..90d34b7 100644
--- a/src/pythonfinder/models/mixins.py
+++ b/src/pythonfinder/models/mixins.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pathlib import Path
 
-    from pythonfinder.models.python import PythonVersion
+    from .python import PythonVersion
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass(unsafe_hash=True)
@@ -292,17 +292,10 @@ def version_matcher(py_version):
             if self.is_python and self.as_python and version_matcher(self.py_version):
                 return self
 
-        matching_pythons = [
-            [entry, entry.as_python.version_sort]
-            for entry in self._iter_pythons()
-            if (
-                entry is not None
-                and entry.as_python is not None
-                and version_matcher(entry.py_version)
-            )
-        ]
-        results = sorted(matching_pythons, key=lambda r: (r[1], r[0]), reverse=True)
-        return next(iter(r[0] for r in results if r is not None), None)
+        for entry in self._iter_pythons():
+            if entry is not None and entry.as_python is not None:
+                if version_matcher(entry.as_python):
+                    return entry
 
     def _filter_children(self) -> Iterator[Path]:
         if not os.access(str(self.path), os.R_OK):
diff --git a/src/pythonfinder/models/path.py b/src/pythonfinder/models/path.py
index 90254e5..3165d59 100644
--- a/src/pythonfinder/models/path.py
+++ b/src/pythonfinder/models/path.py
@@ -376,17 +376,15 @@ def which(self, executable) -> PathEntry | None:
 
     def _filter_paths(self, finder) -> Iterator:
         for path in self._get_paths():
-            if path is None:
+            if not path:
                 continue
-            python_versions = finder(path)
-            if python_versions is not None:
-                for python in python_versions:
-                    if python is not None:
-                        yield python
+            python_version = finder(path)
+            if python_version:
+                yield python_version
 
     def _get_all_pythons(self, finder) -> Iterator:
         for python in self._filter_paths(finder):
-            if python is not None and python.is_python:
+            if python:
                 yield python
 
     def get_pythons(self, finder) -> Iterator:
diff --git a/src/pythonfinder/models/python.py b/src/pythonfinder/models/python.py
index 40f0d39..ef42448 100644
--- a/src/pythonfinder/models/python.py
+++ b/src/pythonfinder/models/python.py
@@ -282,11 +282,13 @@ def version_sort(path_entry):
             return path_entry.as_python.version_sort
 
         unnested = [sub_finder(self.roots[path]) for path in self.roots]
+        print(f"unnested: {unnested}")
         unnested = [
             p
             for p in unnested
             if p is not None and p.is_python and p.as_python is not None
         ]
+        print(unnested)
         paths = sorted(list(unnested), key=version_sort, reverse=True)
         return next(iter(p for p in paths if p is not None), None)
 
@@ -390,23 +392,25 @@ def version_tuple(self) -> tuple[int, int, int, bool, bool, bool]:
 
     def matches(
         self,
-        major: int | None = None,
-        minor: int | None = None,
-        patch: int | None = None,
-        pre: bool = False,
-        dev: bool = False,
-        arch: str | None = None,
-        debug: bool = False,
-        python_name: str | None = None,
-    ) -> bool:
+        major=None,
+        minor=None,
+        patch=None,
+        pre=False,
+        dev=False,
+        arch=None,
+        debug=False,
+        python_name=None,
+    ):
         result = False
         if arch:
             own_arch = self.get_architecture()
             if arch.isdigit():
                 arch = f"{arch}bit"
+
         if (
             (major is None or self.major == major)
             and (minor is None or self.minor == minor)
+            # Check if patch is None OR self.patch equals patch
             and (patch is None or self.patch == patch)
             and (pre is None or self.is_prerelease == pre)
             and (dev is None or self.is_devrelease == dev)
@@ -419,6 +423,7 @@ def matches(
             )
         ):
             result = True
+
         return result
 
     def as_major(self) -> PythonVersion: