diff --git a/src/Contract/Analyser/EventHelper.php b/src/Contract/Analyser/EventHelper.php
index c6d649157..a4c937044 100644
--- a/src/Contract/Analyser/EventHelper.php
+++ b/src/Contract/Analyser/EventHelper.php
@@ -33,15 +33,16 @@ public function __construct(
      */
     public function shouldViolationBeSkipped(string $depender, string $dependent): bool
     {
-        if (!array_key_exists($depender, $this->skippedViolations)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        $key = array_search($dependent, $this->unmatchedSkippedViolation[$depender], true);
-        if (false === $key) {
+        $skippedViolation = $this->skippedViolations[$depender] ?? [];
+        $matched = [] !== $skippedViolation && in_array($dependent, $skippedViolation, true);
+
+        if (!$matched) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        unset($this->unmatchedSkippedViolation[$depender][$key]);
+        if (false !== ($key = array_search($dependent, $this->unmatchedSkippedViolation[$depender], true))) {
+            unset($this->unmatchedSkippedViolation[$depender][$key]);
+        }
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/tests/Contract/Analyser/EventHelperTest.php b/tests/Contract/Analyser/EventHelperTest.php
index 713db5921..5e605e70d 100644
--- a/tests/Contract/Analyser/EventHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/Contract/Analyser/EventHelperTest.php
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ public function testIsViolationSkipped(): void
         ];
         $helper = new EventHelper($configuration, new LayerProvider([]));
 
+        self::assertTrue(
+            $helper->shouldViolationBeSkipped(
+                ClassLikeToken::fromFQCN('ClassWithOneDep')->toString(),
+                ClassLikeToken::fromFQCN('DependencyClass')->toString()
+            )
+        );
+        // also skips multiple occurrences
         self::assertTrue(
             $helper->shouldViolationBeSkipped(
                 ClassLikeToken::fromFQCN('ClassWithOneDep')->toString(),
@@ -73,6 +80,13 @@ public function testUnmatchedSkippedViolations(): void
         ];
         $helper = new EventHelper($configuration, new LayerProvider([]));
 
+        self::assertTrue(
+            $helper->shouldViolationBeSkipped(
+                ClassLikeToken::fromFQCN('ClassWithOneDep')->toString(),
+                ClassLikeToken::fromFQCN('DependencyClass')->toString()
+            )
+        );
+        // also skips multiple occurrences
         self::assertTrue(
             $helper->shouldViolationBeSkipped(
                 ClassLikeToken::fromFQCN('ClassWithOneDep')->toString(),