diff --git a/git-flow-bugfix b/git-flow-bugfix
index 720e86dc..aa80044e 100644
--- a/git-flow-bugfix
+++ b/git-flow-bugfix
@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ v,verbose   Verbose (more) output
 	width=$(($width+3-${#PREFIX}))
 
 	for branch in $bugfix_branches; do
-		base=$(git merge-base "$branch" "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
-		develop_sha=$(git rev-parse "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
-		branch_sha=$(git rev-parse "$branch")
 		if [ "$branch" = "$current_branch" ]; then
 			printf "* "
 		else
 			printf "  "
 		fi
 		if flag verbose; then
+			base=$(git merge-base "$branch" "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
+			develop_sha=$(git rev-parse "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
+			branch_sha=$(git rev-parse "$branch")
 			printf "%-${width}s" "${branch#$PREFIX}"
 			if [ "$branch_sha" = "$develop_sha" ]; then
 				printf "(no commits yet)"
diff --git a/git-flow-feature b/git-flow-feature
index 275f54bd..07730b54 100644
--- a/git-flow-feature
+++ b/git-flow-feature
@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ v,verbose   Verbose (more) output
 	width=$(($width+3-${#PREFIX}))
 
 	for branch in $feature_branches; do
-		base=$(git merge-base "$branch" "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
-		develop_sha=$(git rev-parse "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
-		branch_sha=$(git rev-parse "$branch")
 		if [ "$branch" = "$current_branch" ]; then
 			printf "* "
 		else
 			printf "  "
 		fi
 		if flag verbose; then
+			base=$(git merge-base "$branch" "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
+			develop_sha=$(git rev-parse "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
+			branch_sha=$(git rev-parse "$branch")
 			printf "%-${width}s" "${branch#$PREFIX}"
 			if [ "$branch_sha" = "$develop_sha" ]; then
 				printf "(no commits yet)"
diff --git a/git-flow-hotfix b/git-flow-hotfix
index f97ed44a..da399eca 100644
--- a/git-flow-hotfix
+++ b/git-flow-hotfix
@@ -105,15 +105,15 @@ v,verbose!        Verbose (more) output
 	width=$(($width+3-${#PREFIX}))
 
 	for branch in $hotfix_branches; do
-		base=$(git merge-base "$branch" "$MASTER_BRANCH")
-		master_sha=$(git rev-parse "$MASTER_BRANCH")
-		branch_sha=$(git rev-parse "$branch")
 		if [ "$branch" = "$current_branch" ]; then
 			printf "* "
 		else
 			printf "  "
 		fi
 		if flag verbose; then
+			base=$(git merge-base "$branch" "$MASTER_BRANCH")
+			master_sha=$(git rev-parse "$MASTER_BRANCH")
+			branch_sha=$(git rev-parse "$branch")
 			printf "%-${width}s" "${branch#$PREFIX}"
 			if [ "$branch_sha" = "$master_sha" ]; then
 				printf "(no commits yet)"
diff --git a/git-flow-release b/git-flow-release
index e9c542da..283e691c 100644
--- a/git-flow-release
+++ b/git-flow-release
@@ -477,15 +477,15 @@ v,verbose!        verbose (more) output
 	width=$(($width+3-${#PREFIX}))
 
 	for branch in $release_branches; do
-		base=$(git merge-base "$branch" "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
-		develop_sha=$(git rev-parse "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
-		branch_sha=$(git rev-parse "$branch")
 		if [ "$branch" = "$current_branch" ]; then
 			printf "* "
 		else
 			printf "  "
 		fi
 		if flag verbose; then
+			base=$(git merge-base "$branch" "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
+			develop_sha=$(git rev-parse "$DEVELOP_BRANCH")
+			branch_sha=$(git rev-parse "$branch")
 			printf "%-${width}s" "${branch#$PREFIX}"
 			if [ "$branch_sha" = "$develop_sha" ]; then
 				printf "(no commits yet)"
diff --git a/git-flow-support b/git-flow-support
index 7957c196..8eb77802 100644
--- a/git-flow-support
+++ b/git-flow-support
@@ -103,15 +103,15 @@ v,verbose         Verbose (more) output
 	width=$(($width+3-${#PREFIX}))
 
 	for branch in $support_branches; do
-		base=$(git merge-base "$branch" "$MASTER_BRANCH")
-		master_sha=$(git rev-parse "$MASTER_BRANCH")
-		branch_sha=$(git rev-parse "$branch")
 		if [ "$branch" = "$current_branch" ]; then
 			printf "* "
 		else
 			printf "  "
 		fi
 		if flag verbose; then
+			base=$(git merge-base "$branch" "$MASTER_BRANCH")
+			master_sha=$(git rev-parse "$MASTER_BRANCH")
+			branch_sha=$(git rev-parse "$branch")
 			printf "%-${width}s" "${branch#$PREFIX}"
 			if [ "$branch_sha" = "$master_sha" ]; then
 				printf "(no commits yet)"