diff --git a/app/logic/general_utils.R b/app/logic/general_utils.R
index 1f5fa47..0b39d69 100644
--- a/app/logic/general_utils.R
+++ b/app/logic/general_utils.R
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ check_text_error <- function(
   ignore_case = TRUE
 ) {
   grepl(
-    paste(wordlist, collapse = "|"),
+    paste0("^", wordlist, collapse = "|"),
     text,
     ignore.case = ignore_case
   )
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-general_utils.R b/tests/testthat/test-general_utils.R
index a298404..dd767b2 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-general_utils.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-general_utils.R
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ describe("check_text_error()", {
     )
   })
 
+  it("handles 'no error' and similar cases gracefully", {
+    expect_true(
+      !check_text_error(
+        "No error detected"
+      )
+    )
+    expect_true(
+      !check_text_error(
+        "No errors found"
+      )
+    )
+  })
+
   it("returns FALSE for non-error keywords", {
     expect_true(
       !check_text_error(