diff --git a/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts b/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts
index 27531d6..895f1d4 100644
--- a/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts
@@ -797,7 +797,9 @@ exclude example.com/thismodule v1.3.0
 
       await main.run();
 
-      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Setup go stable version spec 1.14');
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Setup go version spec 1.14');
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Attempting to download 1.14...');
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('matching 1.14...');
     });
 
     it('reads version from .go-version', async () => {
@@ -806,9 +808,9 @@ exclude example.com/thismodule v1.3.0
 
       await main.run();
 
-      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'Setup go stable version spec 1.13.0'
-      );
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Setup go version spec 1.13.0');
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Attempting to download 1.13.0...');
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('matching 1.13.0...');
     });
 
     it('is overwritten by go-version', async () => {
@@ -818,9 +820,9 @@ exclude example.com/thismodule v1.3.0
 
       await main.run();
 
-      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'Setup go stable version spec 1.13.1'
-      );
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Setup go version spec 1.13.1');
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Attempting to download 1.13.1...');
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('matching 1.13.1...');
     });
 
     it('reports a read failure', async () => {
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 6a147b5..c1a1e39 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as semver from 'semver';
 import * as httpm from '@actions/http-client';
 import * as sys from './system';
+import fs from 'fs';
 import os from 'os';
 
 type InstallationType = 'dist' | 'manifest';
@@ -299,11 +300,13 @@ export function makeSemver(version: string): string {
   return fullVersion;
 }
 
-export function parseGoVersionFile(contents: string, isMod: boolean): string {
-  if (!isMod) {
-    return contents.trim();
+export function parseGoVersionFile(versionFilePath: string): string {
+  const contents = fs.readFileSync(versionFilePath).toString();
+
+  if (path.basename(versionFilePath) === 'go.mod') {
+    const match = contents.match(/^go (\d+(\.\d+)*)/m);
+    return match ? match[1] : '';
   }
 
-  const match = contents.match(/^go (\d+(\.\d+)*)/m);
-  return match ? match[1] : '';
+  return contents.trim();
 }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 1152a29..ca31f39 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -120,10 +120,7 @@ function resolveVersionInput(): string {
   }
 
   if (versionFilePath) {
-    version = installer.parseGoVersionFile(
-      fs.readFileSync(versionFilePath).toString(),
-      path.basename(versionFilePath) === 'go.mod'
-    );
+    version = installer.parseGoVersionFile(versionFilePath);
   }
 
   return version;