diff --git a/src/vulkan/utils.rs b/src/vulkan/utils.rs
index 6f2b527..a748acb 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/utils.rs
+++ b/src/vulkan/utils.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 use std::ffi::CString;
-use ash::{vk, Entry};
 
 pub fn use_layers(
-    entry: &Entry,
-    layers_to_select: Vec<&str>
+    entry: &ash::Entry,
+    layers_to_select: Vec<&str>,
 ) -> Vec<*const std::ffi::c_char> {
-    let layers_available = unsafe {
-        entry
-            .enumerate_instance_layer_properties()
-            .unwrap_or_default()
-    };
+    let layers_available = get_layers_available(entry);
 
-    let mut selected_layers = Vec::<String>::new();
+    log_layers_available(&layers_available);
 
+    let selected_layers = select_layers(&layers_available, &layers_to_select);
+
+    log_layers_wanted(&layers_to_select, &selected_layers);
+
+    selected_layers
+        .iter()
+        .map(|sl| CString::new(sl.clone().as_bytes()).unwrap().as_ptr())
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn get_layers_available(entry: &ash::Entry) -> Vec<ash::vk::LayerProperties> {
+    unsafe { entry.enumerate_instance_layer_properties().unwrap_or_default() }
+}
+
+fn log_layers_available(layers_available: &[ash::vk::LayerProperties]) {
     log::info!("Available layers ({}):", layers_available.len());
     for l in layers_available {
-        let layer_name = l
-            .layer_name_as_c_str()
-            .unwrap_or_default()
-            .to_string_lossy()
-            .into_owned();
-
-        if layers_to_select.iter().any(|ln| (*ln).eq(&layer_name)) {
-            selected_layers.push(layer_name);
-        }
-
         log::info!(
             "\t{:?}\tImplementation version: {}\tVulkan Version: {}\tDescription: {:?}",
             l.layer_name_as_c_str().unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -34,25 +34,41 @@ pub fn use_layers(
         );
     }
     log::info!(""); // Add blank line
+}
 
+fn select_layers(
+    layers_available: &[ash::vk::LayerProperties],
+    layers_to_select: &[&str],
+) -> Vec<String> {
+    layers_available
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|l| {
+            let layer_name = l
+                .layer_name_as_c_str()
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+                .to_string_lossy();
+            layers_to_select
+                .iter()
+                .find(|&&ln| ln == layer_name)
+                .map(|_| layer_name.into_owned())
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn log_layers_wanted(layers_to_select: &[&str], selected_layers: &[String]) {
     log::info!("Layers wanted ({}):", layers_to_select.len());
-    for l in layers_to_select {
-        let selected = selected_layers.iter().any(|sl| sl.eq(l));
-        log::info!("\t{:?}\tSelected: {}", l, selected);
+    for ol in layers_to_select {
+        let selected = selected_layers.iter().any(|sl| sl == ol);
+        log::info!("\t{:?}\tSelected: {}", ol, selected);
     }
     log::info!(""); // Add blank line
-    
-    selected_layers.iter().map(|sl| {
-        let c_string = CString::new(sl.clone().as_bytes()).unwrap();
-        c_string.as_ptr()
-    }).collect()
 }
 
 pub fn print_version(version: u32) -> String {
     format!(
         "{}.{}.{}",
-        vk::api_version_major(version),
-        vk::api_version_minor(version),
-        vk::api_version_patch(version)
+        ash::vk::api_version_major(version),
+        ash::vk::api_version_minor(version),
+        ash::vk::api_version_patch(version)
     )
 }