diff --git a/src/macaron/provenance/provenance_verifier.py b/src/macaron/provenance/provenance_verifier.py
index 7cb6776a2..43ed2a348 100644
--- a/src/macaron/provenance/provenance_verifier.py
+++ b/src/macaron/provenance/provenance_verifier.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 from macaron.config.defaults import defaults
 from macaron.config.global_config import global_config
-from macaron.json_tools import json_extract
+from macaron.provenance.provenance_extractor import ProvenancePredicate
 from macaron.repo_finder.commit_finder import AbstractPurlType, determine_abstract_purl_type
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.analyze_context import AnalyzeContext
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.asset import AssetLocator
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ def determine_provenance_slsa_level(
     int
         The SLSA level.
     """
+    infer = ctx.dynamic_data["is_inferred_prov"]
+    logger.info("%s, %s, %s, %s", infer, verified, verified_l3, provenance_payload is not None)
+
     if not provenance_payload or ctx.dynamic_data["is_inferred_prov"]:
         # 0. Provenance is not available.
         return 0
@@ -385,9 +388,9 @@ def determine_provenance_slsa_level(
     predicate = provenance_payload.statement.get("predicate")
     build_type = None
     if predicate:
-        build_type = json_extract(predicate, ["buildDefinition", "buildType"], str)
-        if not build_type:
-            build_type = json_extract(predicate, ["buildType"], str)
+        build_type = ProvenancePredicate.get_build_type(provenance_payload.statement)
+
+    logger.info("%s", build_type)
 
     if build_type == "https://github.com/slsa-framework/slsa-github-generator/generic@v1" and verified_l3:
         # 3. Provenance is created by the SLSA GitHub generator and verified.
diff --git a/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/checks/provenance_l3_check.py b/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/checks/provenance_l3_check.py
index ee22aff3f..a60ec301a 100644
--- a/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/checks/provenance_l3_check.py
+++ b/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/checks/provenance_l3_check.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl/.
 
 """This module implements a check to verify a target repo has intoto provenance level 3."""
+import logging
 
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.registry import registry
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.slsa_req import ReqName
 
+logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class ProvenanceL3VerifiedFacts(CheckFacts):
     """The ORM mapping for justifications in provenance_l3 check."""
@@ -68,7 +71,14 @@ def run_check(self, ctx: AnalyzeContext) -> CheckResultData:
         """
         result_tables: list[CheckFacts] = []
         result_value = CheckResultType.FAILED
-        if ctx.dynamic_data["provenance_info"] and ctx.dynamic_data["provenance_info"].slsa_level == 3:
+        prov = ctx.dynamic_data["provenance_info"] or None
+        slsa = 0
+        if prov:
+            slsa = prov.slsa_level
+
+        logger.info("%s", slsa)
+
+        if prov and slsa == 3:
             result_tables.append(ProvenanceL3VerifiedFacts(confidence=Confidence.HIGH))
             result_value = CheckResultType.PASSED
 
diff --git a/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/checks/provenance_verified_check.py b/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/checks/provenance_verified_check.py
index 2d1ce7069..b71642f92 100644
--- a/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/checks/provenance_verified_check.py
+++ b/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/checks/provenance_verified_check.py
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ def run_check(self, ctx: AnalyzeContext) -> CheckResultData:
         """
         build_type = None
         provenance_info = ctx.dynamic_data["provenance_info"]
+        logger.info("%s", provenance_info is not None)
+        if provenance_info:
+            logger.info("%s", provenance_info.provenance_payload is not None)
+
         if provenance_info and provenance_info.provenance_payload:
             build_type = ProvenancePredicate.get_build_type(provenance_info.provenance_payload.statement)
 
@@ -76,6 +80,9 @@ def run_check(self, ctx: AnalyzeContext) -> CheckResultData:
         if provenance_info:
             slsa_level = provenance_info.slsa_level
 
+        logger.info("%s", slsa_level)
+        logger.info("%s", build_type)
+
         return CheckResultData(
             result_tables=[
                 ProvenanceVerifiedFacts(