diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 565a9d3..c14788b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Check for debug statements
         run: |
-          if grep -rn --include="*.php" -E "(var_dump|var_export|print_r|error_log|dd\(|dump\()" src/; then
+          # \b keeps method calls like DateTimeImmutable::add() from matching dd(.
+          if grep -rn --include="*.php" -E "\b(var_dump|var_export|print_r|error_log|dd|dump)\s*\(" src/; then
             echo "Debug code found in src/ — please remove before merging."
             exit 1
           fi