diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/command-runner.ts b/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/command-runner.ts
index ac2120c4..a4622d4a 100644
--- a/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/command-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/command-runner.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
 import {CommandRunnerBase} from './core'
 import {
-  ErrorMatcher,
-  ExitCodeMatcher,
-  OutputMatcher,
   failAction,
   matchEvent,
   matchExitCode,
@@ -16,7 +13,10 @@ import {
   CommandRunnerActionType,
   CommandRunnerEventTypeExtended,
   CommandRunnerMiddleware,
-  CommandRunnerOptions
+  CommandRunnerOptions,
+  ErrorMatcher,
+  ExitCodeMatcher,
+  OutputMatcher
 } from './types'
 
 const commandRunnerActions = {
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/core.ts b/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/core.ts
index b93dd26d..631a80bc 100644
--- a/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/core.ts
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/core.ts
@@ -3,39 +3,12 @@ import {StringDecoder} from 'string_decoder'
 import {
   CommandRunnerContext,
   CommandRunnerMiddleware,
-  CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified,
   CommandRunnerOptions
 } from './types'
-
-export const promisifyCommandRunnerMiddleware =
-  (middleware: CommandRunnerMiddleware): CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified =>
-  async (ctx, next) => {
-    return Promise.resolve(middleware(ctx, next))
-  }
-
-export const composeCommandRunnerMiddleware =
-  (middleware: CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified[]) =>
-  async (context: CommandRunnerContext, nextGlobal: () => Promise<void>) => {
-    let index = 0
-
-    const nextLocal = async (): Promise<void> => {
-      if (index < middleware.length) {
-        const currentMiddleware = middleware[index++]
-        if (middleware === undefined) {
-          return
-        }
-
-        await currentMiddleware(context, nextLocal)
-      }
-
-      await nextGlobal()
-    }
-
-    await nextLocal()
-  }
+import {PromisifiedFn, promisifyFn} from './utils'
 
 export class CommandRunnerBase {
-  private middleware: CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified[] = []
+  private middleware: PromisifiedFn<CommandRunnerMiddleware>[] = []
 
   constructor(
     private commandLine: string,
@@ -45,7 +18,7 @@ export class CommandRunnerBase {
   ) {}
 
   use(middleware: CommandRunnerMiddleware): this {
-    this.middleware.push(promisifyCommandRunnerMiddleware(middleware))
+    this.middleware.push(promisifyFn(middleware))
     return this
   }
 
@@ -104,8 +77,36 @@ export class CommandRunnerBase {
     }
 
     const next = async (): Promise<void> => Promise.resolve()
-    await composeCommandRunnerMiddleware(this.middleware)(context, next)
+    await composeMiddleware(this.middleware)(context, next)
 
     return context
   }
 }
+
+export function composeMiddleware(
+  middleware: PromisifiedFn<CommandRunnerMiddleware>[]
+): PromisifiedFn<CommandRunnerMiddleware> {
+  middleware = middleware.map(mw => promisifyFn(mw))
+
+  return async (
+    context: CommandRunnerContext,
+    nextGlobal: () => Promise<void>
+  ) => {
+    let index = 0
+
+    const nextLocal = async (): Promise<void> => {
+      if (index < middleware.length) {
+        const currentMiddleware = middleware[index++]
+        if (middleware === undefined) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        await currentMiddleware(context, nextLocal)
+      }
+
+      await nextGlobal()
+    }
+
+    await nextLocal()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/middleware.ts b/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/middleware.ts
index 87b27bd0..aa8632ba 100644
--- a/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/middleware.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import {
+  CommandRunnerAction,
   CommandRunnerContext,
   CommandRunnerEventType,
   CommandRunnerEventTypeExtended,
   CommandRunnerMiddleware,
-  CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified
+  ErrorMatcher,
+  ExitCodeMatcher,
+  OutputMatcher
 } from './types'
-import {
-  composeCommandRunnerMiddleware,
-  promisifyCommandRunnerMiddleware
-} from './core'
+import {composeMiddleware} from './core'
+import {gte, gt, lte, lt, eq, PromisifiedFn} from './utils'
 
 const getEventTypesFromContext = (
   ctx: CommandRunnerContext
@@ -39,16 +40,15 @@ const getEventTypesFromContext = (
   return [...eventTypes]
 }
 
-type CommandRunnerAction = (
-  message?:
-    | string
-    | ((ctx: CommandRunnerContext, events: CommandRunnerEventType[]) => string)
-) => CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified
-
 /**
  * Basic middleware
  */
 
+/** Calls next middleware */
+export const passThrough: () => PromisifiedFn<CommandRunnerMiddleware> =
+  () => async (_, next) =>
+    next()
+
 /**
  * Fails Github Action with the given message or with a default one depending on execution conditions.
  */
@@ -202,31 +202,6 @@ export const produceLog: CommandRunnerAction = message => async (ctx, next) => {
   next()
 }
 
-/**
- * Filtering middleware
- */
-
-/** Calls next middleware */
-export const passThrough: () => CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified =
-  () => async (_, next) =>
-    next()
-
-/**
- * Either calls next middleware or not depending on the result of the given condition.
- */
-export const filter: (
-  shouldPass:
-    | boolean
-    | ((ctx: CommandRunnerContext) => boolean | Promise<boolean>)
-) => CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified = shouldPass => async (ctx, next) => {
-  if (typeof shouldPass === 'function') {
-    if (await shouldPass(ctx)) {
-      next()
-      return
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Will call passed middleware if matching event has occured.
  * Will call the next middleware otherwise.
@@ -234,13 +209,9 @@ export const filter: (
 export const matchEvent = (
   eventType: CommandRunnerEventTypeExtended | CommandRunnerEventTypeExtended[],
   middleware?: CommandRunnerMiddleware[]
-): CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified => {
-  if (!middleware?.length) {
-    middleware = [passThrough()]
-  }
-
-  const composedMiddleware = composeCommandRunnerMiddleware(
-    middleware.map(mw => promisifyCommandRunnerMiddleware(mw))
+): PromisifiedFn<CommandRunnerMiddleware> => {
+  const composedMiddleware = composeMiddleware(
+    !middleware?.length ? [passThrough()] : middleware
   )
 
   const expectedEventsPositiveArray = (
@@ -283,8 +254,6 @@ export const matchEvent = (
   }
 }
 
-export type OutputMatcher = RegExp | string | ((output: string) => boolean)
-
 /**
  * Will call passed middleware if matching event has occured.
  * Will call the next middleware otherwise.
@@ -292,13 +261,9 @@ export type OutputMatcher = RegExp | string | ((output: string) => boolean)
 export const matchOutput = (
   matcher: OutputMatcher,
   middleware?: CommandRunnerMiddleware[]
-): CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified => {
-  if (!middleware?.length) {
-    middleware = [passThrough()]
-  }
-
-  const composedMiddleware = composeCommandRunnerMiddleware(
-    middleware.map(mw => promisifyCommandRunnerMiddleware(mw))
+): PromisifiedFn<CommandRunnerMiddleware> => {
+  const composedMiddleware = composeMiddleware(
+    !middleware?.length ? [passThrough()] : middleware
   )
 
   return async (ctx, next) => {
@@ -328,30 +293,9 @@ export const matchOutput = (
   }
 }
 
-export type ExitCodeMatcher = string | number
+const removeWhitespaces = (str: string): string => str.replace(/\s/g, '')
 
-const lte =
-  (a: number) =>
-  (b: number): boolean =>
-    b <= a
-const gte =
-  (a: number) =>
-  (b: number): boolean =>
-    b >= a
-const lt =
-  (a: number) =>
-  (b: number): boolean =>
-    b < a
-const gt =
-  (a: number) =>
-  (b: number): boolean =>
-    b > a
-const eq =
-  (a: number) =>
-  (b: number): boolean =>
-    b === a
-
-const matchers = {
+const MATCHERS = {
   '>=': gte,
   '>': gt,
   '<=': lte,
@@ -359,11 +303,9 @@ const matchers = {
   '=': eq
 } as const
 
-const removeWhitespaces = (str: string): string => str.replace(/\s/g, '')
-
 const parseExitCodeMatcher = (
   code: ExitCodeMatcher
-): [keyof typeof matchers, number] => {
+): [keyof typeof MATCHERS, number] => {
   if (typeof code === 'number') {
     return ['=', code]
   }
@@ -382,14 +324,7 @@ const parseExitCodeMatcher = (
   }
 
   const [, operator, number] = match
-  return [operator as keyof typeof matchers, parseInt(number)]
-}
-
-const matcherToMatcherFn = (
-  matcher: ExitCodeMatcher
-): ((exitCode: number) => boolean) => {
-  const [operator, number] = parseExitCodeMatcher(matcher)
-  return matchers[operator](number)
+  return [operator as keyof typeof MATCHERS, parseInt(number)]
 }
 
 /**
@@ -399,20 +334,17 @@ const matcherToMatcherFn = (
 export const matchExitCode = (
   code: ExitCodeMatcher,
   middleware?: CommandRunnerMiddleware[]
-): CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified => {
-  const matcher = matcherToMatcherFn(code)
+): PromisifiedFn<CommandRunnerMiddleware> => {
+  const [operator, number] = parseExitCodeMatcher(code)
+  const matcherFn = MATCHERS[operator](number)
 
-  if (!middleware?.length) {
-    middleware = [passThrough()]
-  }
-
-  const composedMiddleware = composeCommandRunnerMiddleware(
-    middleware.map(mw => promisifyCommandRunnerMiddleware(mw))
+  const composedMiddleware = composeMiddleware(
+    !middleware?.length ? [passThrough()] : middleware
   )
 
   return async (ctx, next) => {
     // if exit code is undefined, NaN will not match anything
-    if (matcher(ctx.exitCode ?? NaN)) {
+    if (matcherFn(ctx.exitCode ?? NaN)) {
       composedMiddleware(ctx, next)
       return
     }
@@ -421,25 +353,14 @@ export const matchExitCode = (
   }
 }
 
-export type ErrorMatcher =
-  | RegExp
-  | string
-  | ((error: {
-      type: 'stderr' | 'execerr'
-      error: Error | null
-      message: string
-    }) => boolean)
-
 export const matchSpecificError = (
   matcher: ErrorMatcher,
-  middleware?: CommandRunnerMiddleware[]
-): CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified => {
-  if (!middleware?.length) {
-    middleware = [passThrough()]
-  }
-
-  const composedMiddleware = composeCommandRunnerMiddleware(
-    middleware.map(mw => promisifyCommandRunnerMiddleware(mw))
+  middleware?:
+    | CommandRunnerMiddleware[]
+    | PromisifiedFn<CommandRunnerMiddleware>[]
+): PromisifiedFn<CommandRunnerMiddleware> => {
+  const composedMiddleware = composeMiddleware(
+    !middleware?.length ? [passThrough()] : middleware
   )
 
   return async (ctx, next) => {
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/types.ts b/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/types.ts
index 12e0eb7f..bb4a987d 100644
--- a/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/types.ts
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
+import {PromisifiedFn} from './utils'
 
 /* CommandRunner core */
 
@@ -15,20 +16,22 @@ export interface CommandRunnerContext {
   exitCode: number | null
 }
 
-/* Middlewares as used internally in CommandRunner */
-export type CommandRunnerMiddlewarePromisified = (
-  ctx: CommandRunnerContext,
-  next: () => Promise<void>
-) => Promise<void>
-
 /* Middlewares as used by the user */
-export type CommandRunnerMiddleware = (
+type _CommandRunnerMiddleware = (
   ctx: CommandRunnerContext,
   next: () => Promise<void>
 ) => void | Promise<void>
 
+export type CommandRunnerMiddleware = PromisifiedFn<_CommandRunnerMiddleware>
+
 /* Command runner events handling and command runner actions */
 
+export type CommandRunnerAction = (
+  message?:
+    | string
+    | ((ctx: CommandRunnerContext, events: CommandRunnerEventType[]) => string)
+) => PromisifiedFn<CommandRunnerMiddleware>
+
 /* Command runner default actions types on which preset middleware exists */
 export type CommandRunnerActionType = 'throw' | 'fail' | 'log'
 
@@ -49,3 +52,18 @@ export type CommandRunnerOptions = Omit<
   exec.ExecOptions,
   'failOnStdErr' | 'ignoreReturnCode'
 >
+
+/* Matchers */
+
+export type OutputMatcher = RegExp | string | ((output: string) => boolean)
+
+export type ExitCodeMatcher = string | number
+
+export type ErrorMatcher =
+  | RegExp
+  | string
+  | ((error: {
+      type: 'stderr' | 'execerr'
+      error: Error | null
+      message: string
+    }) => boolean)
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/utils.ts b/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..279f5c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/command-runner/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Promises
+ */
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+export type PromisifiedFn<T extends (...args: any[]) => any> = (
+  ...args: Parameters<T>
+) => ReturnType<T> extends Promise<unknown>
+  ? ReturnType<T>
+  : Promise<ReturnType<T>>
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+export const promisifyFn = <T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
+  fn: T
+): PromisifiedFn<T> => {
+  const result = async (...args: Parameters<T>): Promise<unknown> => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      try {
+        resolve(fn(...args))
+      } catch (error) {
+        reject(error)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  return result as PromisifiedFn<T>
+}
+
+/**
+ * Comparators
+ */
+
+export const lte =
+  (a: number) =>
+  (b: number): boolean =>
+    b <= a
+export const gte =
+  (a: number) =>
+  (b: number): boolean =>
+    b >= a
+export const lt =
+  (a: number) =>
+  (b: number): boolean =>
+    b < a
+export const gt =
+  (a: number) =>
+  (b: number): boolean =>
+    b > a
+export const eq =
+  (a: number) =>
+  (b: number): boolean =>
+    b === a