diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e0858f..8f28fcc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>3.13.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>${java.version}</source>
                     <target>${java.version}</target>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.10</version>
+                <version>0.8.12</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
diff --git a/src/test/java/be/sddevelopment/validation/specs/usage/BasicUsageTest.java b/src/test/java/be/sddevelopment/validation/specs/usage/BasicUsageTest.java
index 4003288..b715d83 100644
--- a/src/test/java/be/sddevelopment/validation/specs/usage/BasicUsageTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/be/sddevelopment/validation/specs/usage/BasicUsageTest.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package be.sddevelopment.validation.specs.usage;
 
-import be.sddevelopment.validation.core.Constraint;
-import be.sddevelopment.validation.core.InvalidObjectException;
-import be.sddevelopment.validation.core.ModularRuleset;
+import be.sddevelopment.validation.core.*;
 import org.assertj.core.api.WithAssertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
@@ -39,8 +37,12 @@ void modularValidatorsMustCoverBasicUsage_givenSimpleDateBasedValidationLogic()
                     .must(notBeNull)
                     .must(haveNonNullField(DateBasedDummyObject::localDate), "have a non-null local date")
                     .iHaveSpoken();
+            Constrained<DateBasedDummyObject> constrained = validator.constrain(toValidate);
 
-            assertThat(validator.constrain(toValidate)).is(valid());
+            assertThat(constrained).is(valid());
+            assertThat(constrained)
+                    .extracting(Constrained::rationale)
+                    .matches(Rationale::isPassing);
         }
 
         private record DateBasedDummyObject(LocalDate localDate) {
@@ -77,10 +79,10 @@ void checkedShouldAllowForFluentUsage_whenUsingItAsAGuard_givenInvalidObject() {
 
         @Test
         void allowsForFurtherProcessing() {
-            var toBeUsed = new DateBasedDummyObject("I have a name", LocalDate.of(2023, MARCH, 9));
             var dateLoggingService = new DateLoggingService();
-            assertThat(requirements().constrain(toBeUsed)).is(valid());
             assertThat(dateLoggingService.logLines()).isEmpty();
+            var toBeUsed = new DateBasedDummyObject("I have a name", LocalDate.of(2023, MARCH, 9));
+            assertThat(requirements().constrain(toBeUsed)).is(valid());
 
             requirements().constrain(toBeUsed)
                     .extract(DateBasedDummyObject::localDate)