diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2d5ca726..c59a80cd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ __pycache__
 # Do not keep tests and coverage results
 .pytest_cache
 .coverage
+
+# To avoid cluttering when switching branch with 'rust-rewrite' branch.
+/rust
diff --git a/portablemc/standard.py b/portablemc/standard.py
index 7084096e..152f3c27 100644
--- a/portablemc/standard.py
+++ b/portablemc/standard.py
@@ -643,6 +643,16 @@ def _resolve_libraries(self, watcher: Watcher) -> None:
                     if minecraft_arch_bits is not None:
                         spec.classifier = spec.classifier.replace("${arch}", str(minecraft_arch_bits))
 
+                # Changed in 4.3.1, rules are checked after natives
+                rules = library.get("rules")
+                if rules is not None:
+
+                    if not isinstance(rules, list):
+                        raise ValueError(f"metadata: /libraries/{library_idx}/rules must be a list")
+                    
+                    if not interpret_rule(rules, self._features, f"metadata: /libraries/{library_idx}/rules"):
+                        continue
+                
                 # Create a wildcard copy of the spec without version, because we don't
                 # want to match against version, regardless of its version, a library
                 # should not be added twice.
@@ -656,16 +666,6 @@ def _resolve_libraries(self, watcher: Watcher) -> None:
                     continue
                 unique_specs.add(spec_wild)
 
-                # Changed in 4.3.1, rules are checked after natives
-                rules = library.get("rules")
-                if rules is not None:
-
-                    if not isinstance(rules, list):
-                        raise ValueError(f"metadata: /libraries/{library_idx}/rules must be a list")
-                    
-                    if not interpret_rule(rules, self._features, f"metadata: /libraries/{library_idx}/rules"):
-                        continue
-
                 lib_entry: Optional[DownloadEntry] = None
                 
                 # Avoids ready downloading if a fix is being used, in such case we'll use