diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index d52ecb26..c33f9160 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -33,16 +33,25 @@ type SBOMGenerator interface {
 	GenerateFromDependency(dependency postal.Dependency, dir string) (sbom.SBOM, error)
 }
 
-func IsLayerReusable(metadata map[string]interface{}, checksum string, build bool, launch bool) bool {
+func IsLayerReusable(nodeLayer packit.Layer, depChecksum string, build bool, launch bool, logger scribe.Emitter) bool {
+	logger.Debug.Process("Checking if layer %s can be reused", nodeLayer.Path)
+
+	metadata := nodeLayer.Metadata
 	cachedChecksum, _ := metadata[DepKey].(string)
+	logger.Debug.Subprocess("Checksum of dependency: %s", depChecksum)
+	logger.Debug.Subprocess("Checksum of layer: %s", cachedChecksum)
 
 	cachedBuild, found := metadata[BuildKey].(bool)
 	buildOK := found && (build == cachedBuild)
+	logger.Debug.Subprocess("Build requirements match: %v", buildOK)
 
 	cachedLaunch, found := metadata[LaunchKey].(bool)
 	launchOK := found && (launch == cachedLaunch)
+	logger.Debug.Subprocess("Launch requirements match: %v", launchOK)
+
+	logger.Debug.Break()
 
-	return cargo.Checksum(checksum).MatchString(cachedChecksum) && buildOK && launchOK
+	return cargo.Checksum(depChecksum).MatchString(cachedChecksum) && buildOK && launchOK
 }
 
 func Build(entryResolver EntryResolver, dependencyManager DependencyManager, sbomGenerator SBOMGenerator, logger scribe.Emitter, clock chronos.Clock) packit.BuildFunc {
@@ -99,7 +108,7 @@ func Build(entryResolver EntryResolver, dependencyManager DependencyManager, sbo
 			launchMetadata = packit.LaunchMetadata{BOM: legacySBOM}
 		}
 
-		if IsLayerReusable(nodeLayer.Metadata, dependency.Checksum, build, launch) {
+		if IsLayerReusable(nodeLayer, dependency.Checksum, build, launch, logger) {
 			logger.Process("Reusing cached layer %s", nodeLayer.Path)
 			logger.Break()
 
diff --git a/build_test.go b/build_test.go
index 82b01f77..3e47a0ff 100644
--- a/build_test.go
+++ b/build_test.go
@@ -567,47 +567,51 @@ func testIsLayerReusable(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 		checksum = "sha256:de15b44738578367cfb250b6551b4c97e0e0e8050fa931a4a9a7262d374d6034/sha256"
 		build    = true
 		launch   = true
+		layer    = packit.Layer{}
+		logger   = scribe.NewEmitter(io.Discard)
 	)
 
 	it.Before(func() {
 		metadata = map[string]interface{}{nodeengine.DepKey: checksum, nodeengine.BuildKey: build, nodeengine.LaunchKey: launch}
+		layer.Path = "test"
+		layer.Metadata = metadata
 	})
 
 	it("returns true if the layer can be reused", func() {
-		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(metadata, checksum, build, launch)
+		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(layer, checksum, build, launch, logger)
 		Expect(isReusable).To(BeTrue())
 	})
 
 	it("returns false if the checksum differs", func() {
-		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(metadata, "sha256:aaaab44738578367cfb250b6551b4c97e0e0e8050fa931a4a9a7262d3740000/sha256", build, launch)
+		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(layer, "sha256:aaaab44738578367cfb250b6551b4c97e0e0e8050fa931a4a9a7262d3740000/sha256", build, launch, logger)
 		Expect(isReusable).To(BeFalse())
 	})
 
 	it("returns false if the build requirement changes", func() {
-		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(metadata, checksum, !build, launch)
+		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(layer, checksum, !build, launch, logger)
 		Expect(isReusable).To(BeFalse())
 	})
 
 	it("returns false if the launch requirement changes", func() {
-		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(metadata, checksum, build, !launch)
+		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(layer, checksum, build, !launch, logger)
 		Expect(isReusable).To(BeFalse())
 	})
 
 	it("returns false if the checksum is missing in metadata", func() {
 		delete(metadata, nodeengine.DepKey)
-		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(metadata, checksum, build, launch)
+		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(layer, checksum, build, launch, logger)
 		Expect(isReusable).To(BeFalse())
 	})
 
 	it("returns false if the build is missing in metadata", func() {
 		delete(metadata, nodeengine.BuildKey)
-		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(metadata, checksum, build, launch)
+		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(layer, checksum, build, launch, logger)
 		Expect(isReusable).To(BeFalse())
 	})
 
 	it("returns false if the launch is missing in metadata", func() {
 		delete(metadata, nodeengine.LaunchKey)
-		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(metadata, checksum, build, launch)
+		isReusable := nodeengine.IsLayerReusable(layer, checksum, build, launch, logger)
 		Expect(isReusable).To(BeFalse())
 	})