diff --git a/inc/python b/inc/python
index e074ea4..37b4617 100644
--- a/inc/python
+++ b/inc/python
@@ -435,22 +435,6 @@
     [[ -n $(pip list --format=columns 2>/dev/null | awk "/^$safe_name/ {print \$3}") ]]
 }
 
-# check that everything that's in LIBS_FROM_GIT was actually installed
-# correctly, this helps double check issues with library fat fingering.
-function check_libs_from_git {
-    local lib=""
-    local not_installed=""
-    for lib in $(echo ${LIBS_FROM_GIT} | tr "," " "); do
-        if ! lib_installed_from_git "$lib"; then
-            not_installed+=" $lib"
-        fi
-    done
-    # if anything is not installed, say what it is.
-    if [[ -n "$not_installed" ]]; then
-        die $LINENO "The following LIBS_FROM_GIT were not installed correct: $not_installed"
-    fi
-}
-
 # setup a library by name. If we are trying to use the library from
 # git, we'll do a git based install, otherwise we'll punt and the
 # library should be installed by a requirements pull from another
@@ -561,6 +545,13 @@
 
     setup_package $project_dir "$flags" $extras
 
+    # If this project is in LIBS_FROM_GIT, verify it was actually installed
+    # correctly.  This helps catch errors caused by constraints mismatches.
+    if use_library_from_git "$project_dir"; then
+        if ! lib_installed_from_git "$project_dir"; then
+            die $LINENO "The following LIBS_FROM_GIT was not installed correctly: $project_dir"
+        fi
+    fi
 }
 
 # ``pip install -e`` the package, which processes the dependencies