diff --git a/src/Rule/DependencyIsUsedRule.php b/src/Rule/DependencyIsUsedRule.php
index 55c7cad..517c2a8 100644
--- a/src/Rule/DependencyIsUsedRule.php
+++ b/src/Rule/DependencyIsUsedRule.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ protected function doCheck()
                 "new {$name}\(",
                 "{$name}::",
                 "\({$name} \\$",
-                "instanceof {$name}(:|\))",
+                "instanceof {$name}(;|:|\))",
                 "extends {$name}",
                 "implements {$name}"
             );
diff --git a/tests/Rule/DependencyIsUsedRule.php b/tests/Rule/DependencyIsUsedRule.php
index 75f4f5a..62f3d11 100644
--- a/tests/Rule/DependencyIsUsedRule.php
+++ b/tests/Rule/DependencyIsUsedRule.php
@@ -30,5 +30,20 @@ public function testDetect()
         $this->assertTrue($this->result->hasViolations());
         $this->assertEquals(1, $this->result->getNumberOfViolations());
     }
+
+	/**
+     * @covers \spriebsch\PHPca\Rule\DependencyIsUsedRule
+     */
+    public function testDetectInstanceof()
+    {
+        $this->init(__DIR__ . '/../_testdata/DependencyIsUsedRule/instanceof.php');
+
+        $rule = new DependencyIsUsedRule();
+
+        $rule->check($this->file, $this->result);
+
+		$this->assertFalse($this->result->hasViolations());
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $this->result->getNumberOfViolations());
+    }
 }
 ?>
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diff --git a/tests/_testdata/DependencyIsUsedRule/instanceof.php b/tests/_testdata/DependencyIsUsedRule/instanceof.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..820b8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_testdata/DependencyIsUsedRule/instanceof.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace foo\tests\integration\data;
+
+use foo\data\Database;
+use foo\data\Connections;
+use foo\data\model\Query;
+use foo\tests\mocks\data\source\Images;
+use foo\tests\mocks\data\source\Galleries;
+
+class DatabaseTest extends \lithium\test\Integration {
+
+	public $gallery = array(
+		'name' => 'Foo Gallery'
+	);
+
+	public function skip() {
+		$isDatabase = Connections::get('test') instanceof Database;
+	}
+
+	public function testCreateData() {
+		$gallery = Galleries::create($this->gallery);
+	}
+
+	public function testManyToOne() {
+		$query = new Query();
+		$images = Images::find('all', $opts + array('with' => 'Galleries'))->data();
+	}
+}
+
+?>
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