diff --git a/internal/fs/fs_local_vss_test.go b/internal/fs/fs_local_vss_test.go
index c25ce4535..60262c873 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs_local_vss_test.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs_local_vss_test.go
@@ -274,11 +274,7 @@ func TestParseProvider(t *testing.T) {
 				if err != nil {
 					result = err.Error()
 				}
-				matched, err := regexp.MatchString(test.result, result)
-				if err != nil {
-					panic(err)
-				}
-				if !matched || test.result == "" {
+				if test.result != result || test.result == "" {
 					t.Fatalf("wrong result, want:\n  %#v\ngot:\n  %#v", test.result, result)
 				}
 			} else if !ole.IsEqualGUID(id, test.id) {
diff --git a/internal/fs/vss_windows.go b/internal/fs/vss_windows.go
index e8c5dc561..0b51b00f3 100644
--- a/internal/fs/vss_windows.go
+++ b/internal/fs/vss_windows.go
@@ -537,13 +537,6 @@ func vssFreeSnapshotProperties(properties *VssSnapshotProperties) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func vssFreeProviderProperties(p *VssProviderProperties) {
-	ole.CoTaskMemFree(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(p.providerName)))
-	p.providerName = nil
-	ole.CoTaskMemFree(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(p.providerVersion)))
-	p.providerName = nil
-}
-
 // BackupComplete calls the equivalent VSS api.
 func (vss *IVssBackupComponents) BackupComplete() (*IVSSAsync, error) {
 	var oleIUnknown *ole.IUnknown
@@ -583,6 +576,13 @@ type VssProviderProperties struct {
 	classID           ole.GUID
 }
 
+func vssFreeProviderProperties(p *VssProviderProperties) {
+	ole.CoTaskMemFree(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(p.providerName)))
+	p.providerName = nil
+	ole.CoTaskMemFree(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(p.providerVersion)))
+	p.providerVersion = nil
+}
+
 // GetSnapshotDeviceObject returns root path to access the snapshot files
 // and folders.
 func (p *VssSnapshotProperties) GetSnapshotDeviceObject() string {
@@ -1084,14 +1084,6 @@ func (p *VssSnapshot) Delete() error {
 }
 
 func getProviderID(provider string) (*ole.GUID, error) {
-	comInterface, err := ole.CreateInstance(CLSID_VSS_COORDINATOR, UIID_IVSS_ADMIN)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer comInterface.Release()
-
-	vssAdmin := (*IVSSAdmin)(unsafe.Pointer(comInterface))
-
 	providerLower := strings.ToLower(provider)
 	switch providerLower {
 	case "":
@@ -1100,6 +1092,14 @@ func getProviderID(provider string) (*ole.GUID, error) {
 		return ole.NewGUID("{b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}"), nil
 	}
 
+	comInterface, err := ole.CreateInstance(CLSID_VSS_COORDINATOR, UIID_IVSS_ADMIN)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer comInterface.Release()
+
+	vssAdmin := (*IVSSAdmin)(unsafe.Pointer(comInterface))
+
 	enum, err := vssAdmin.QueryProviders()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err