diff --git a/features/find.feature b/features/find.feature
index 7b2cb92..ae50d10 100644
--- a/features/find.feature
+++ b/features/find.feature
@@ -217,3 +217,44 @@ Feature: Find WordPress installs on the filesystem
       """
       1
       """
+
+  Scenario: Directories with ignored path as substring should not be ignored
+    Given a WP install in 'wpblogs'
+    And a WP install in 'myjs'
+    And a WP install in 'logs'
+    And a WP install in 'js'
+
+    When I run `wp eval --skip-wordpress 'echo realpath( getenv( "RUN_DIR" ) );'`
+    Then save STDOUT as {TEST_DIR}
+
+    When I run `wp find {TEST_DIR} --field=version_path --verbose`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Found WordPress installation at '{TEST_DIR}/wpblogs/wp-includes/version.php'
+      """
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Found WordPress installation at '{TEST_DIR}/myjs/wp-includes/version.php'
+      """
+    And STDOUT should not contain:
+      """
+      Found WordPress installation at '{TEST_DIR}/logs/wp-includes/version.php'
+      """
+    And STDOUT should not contain:
+      """
+      Found WordPress installation at '{TEST_DIR}/js/wp-includes/version.php'
+      """
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Matched ignored path. Skipping recursion into '{TEST_DIR}/logs/'
+      """
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Matched ignored path. Skipping recursion into '{TEST_DIR}/js/'
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp find {TEST_DIR} --format=count`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      2
+      """
diff --git a/src/Find_Command.php b/src/Find_Command.php
index f2a0fe5..02ef100 100644
--- a/src/Find_Command.php
+++ b/src/Find_Command.php
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ private function recurse_directory( $path ) {
 				return;
 			}
 			foreach ( $this->ignored_paths as $ignored_path ) {
-				if ( false !== stripos( $compared_path, $ignored_path ) ) {
+				// Match at directory boundaries using regex to ensure we match complete directory names
+				if ( preg_match( '#(^|/)' . preg_quote( $ignored_path, '#' ) . '#i', $compared_path ) ) {
 					$this->log( "Matched ignored path. Skipping recursion into '{$path}'" );
 					return;
 				}