diff --git a/abxpkg/binprovider_pnpm.py b/abxpkg/binprovider_pnpm.py
index 151a26ad..0b0fed43 100755
--- a/abxpkg/binprovider_pnpm.py
+++ b/abxpkg/binprovider_pnpm.py
@@ -336,10 +336,6 @@ def default_install_handler(
     ) -> str:
         installer_bin = self.INSTALLER_BINARY(no_cache=no_cache).loaded_abspath
         assert installer_bin
-        postinstall_scripts = (
-            False if postinstall_scripts is None else postinstall_scripts
-        )
-        min_release_age = 7.0 if min_release_age is None else min_release_age
         install_args = install_args or self.get_install_args(bin_name)
         if min_version:
             install_args = [
@@ -351,29 +347,23 @@ def default_install_handler(
                 else arg
                 for arg in install_args
             ]
-        if any(
-            arg == "--ignore-scripts" for arg in ("--loglevel=error", *install_args)
-        ):
+        if postinstall_scripts is None:
+            postinstall_scripts = False
+        if any(arg == "--ignore-scripts" for arg in install_args):
             postinstall_scripts = False
+        if min_release_age is None:
+            min_release_age = 7.0
 
-        cmd: list[str] = [
-            "add",
-            "--loglevel=error",
-            f"--store-dir={self.cache_dir}",
-        ]
+        cmd: list[str] = ["add", "--loglevel=error", f"--store-dir={self.cache_dir}"]
         if not postinstall_scripts:
             cmd.append("--ignore-scripts")
         else:
             # pnpm 10+ blocks ALL postinstall scripts unless explicitly allowed.
             cmd.append("--config.dangerouslyAllowAllBuilds=true")
-        if (
-            min_release_age is not None
-            and min_release_age > 0
-            and not any(
-                arg == "--config.minimumReleaseAge"
-                or arg.startswith("--config.minimumReleaseAge=")
-                for arg in ("--loglevel=error", *install_args)
-            )
+        if min_release_age > 0 and not any(
+            arg == "--config.minimumReleaseAge"
+            or arg.startswith("--config.minimumReleaseAge=")
+            for arg in install_args
         ):
             cmd.append(
                 f"--config.minimumReleaseAge={max(int(min_release_age * 24 * 60), 1)}",
@@ -399,10 +389,6 @@ def default_update_handler(
     ) -> str:
         installer_bin = self.INSTALLER_BINARY(no_cache=no_cache).loaded_abspath
         assert installer_bin
-        postinstall_scripts = (
-            False if postinstall_scripts is None else postinstall_scripts
-        )
-        min_release_age = 7.0 if min_release_age is None else min_release_age
         install_args = install_args or self.get_install_args(bin_name)
         if min_version:
             install_args = [
@@ -414,28 +400,23 @@ def default_update_handler(
                 else arg
                 for arg in install_args
             ]
-        if any(
-            arg == "--ignore-scripts" for arg in ("--loglevel=error", *install_args)
-        ):
+        if postinstall_scripts is None:
+            postinstall_scripts = False
+        if any(arg == "--ignore-scripts" for arg in install_args):
             postinstall_scripts = False
+        if min_release_age is None:
+            min_release_age = 7.0
 
-        cmd: list[str] = [
-            "add" if min_version is not None else "update",
-            "--loglevel=error",
-            f"--store-dir={self.cache_dir}",
-        ]
+        verb = "add" if min_version is not None else "update"
+        cmd: list[str] = [verb, "--loglevel=error", f"--store-dir={self.cache_dir}"]
         if not postinstall_scripts:
             cmd.append("--ignore-scripts")
         else:
             cmd.append("--config.dangerouslyAllowAllBuilds=true")
-        if (
-            min_release_age is not None
-            and min_release_age > 0
-            and not any(
-                arg == "--config.minimumReleaseAge"
-                or arg.startswith("--config.minimumReleaseAge=")
-                for arg in ("--loglevel=error", *install_args)
-            )
+        if min_release_age > 0 and not any(
+            arg == "--config.minimumReleaseAge"
+            or arg.startswith("--config.minimumReleaseAge=")
+            for arg in install_args
         ):
             cmd.append(
                 f"--config.minimumReleaseAge={max(int(min_release_age * 24 * 60), 1)}",