diff --git a/src/MD_STD.php b/src/MD_STD.php
index a7eac82..8a5504d 100644
--- a/src/MD_STD.php
+++ b/src/MD_STD.php
@@ -163,14 +163,12 @@ final class MD_STD {
      */
     public static function startsWithAny(string $haystack, array $needles):bool {
 
-        $output = false;
         foreach ($needles as $needle) {
-            $output = \str_starts_with($haystack, $needle);
-            if ($output == true) {
-                return $output;
+            if (\str_starts_with($haystack, $needle) === true) {
+                return true;
             }
         }
-        return $output;
+        return false;
 
     }