diff --git a/lib/run.js b/lib/run.js
index 4945da7..bc8a624 100644
--- a/lib/run.js
+++ b/lib/run.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function run(config, done) {
                     excludedModules = config.exclude.split(",").map(function (name) {
                         return name.trim();
                     });
-                    isExcluded = info.name.match(new RegExp("(" + excludedModules.join("|") + ")"), "g");
+                    isExcluded = info.name.match(new RegExp("^(" + excludedModules.join("|") + ")$"));
                 }
 
                 // Check for hyphen in version string as this is a prerelease version according to SemVer
diff --git a/test/run.js b/test/run.js
index b17a6c5..2d71d91 100644
--- a/test/run.js
+++ b/test/run.js
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ var outdatedModulesExclude = {
         location: "unicons",
         type: "dependencies"
     },
+    "servus.jsShouldNotBeExclued": {
+        current: "1.1.4",
+        wanted: "1.1.5",
+        latest: "2.0.0",
+        location: "servus.jsShouldNotBeExclued",
+        type: "dependencies"
+    },
     unicons: {
         current: "0.1.4",
         wanted: "1.1.5",
@@ -67,17 +74,29 @@ var outdatedModulesExclude = {
 };
 
 var expectedOptionsExclude = {
-    infos: [{
-        current: "0.1.4",
-        wanted: "1.1.5",
-        latest: "2.0.0",
-        location: "unicons",
-        type: "dependencies",
-        name: "unicons",
-        saveCmd: "--save",
-        updateTo: "2.0.0"
-    }],
-    total: 1
+    infos: [
+        {
+            current: "1.1.4",
+            wanted: "1.1.5",
+            latest: "2.0.0",
+            location: "servus.jsShouldNotBeExclued",
+            type: "dependencies",
+            name: "servus.jsShouldNotBeExclued",
+            saveCmd: "--save",
+            updateTo: "2.0.0"
+        },
+        {
+            current: "0.1.4",
+            wanted: "1.1.5",
+            latest: "2.0.0",
+            location: "unicons",
+            type: "dependencies",
+            name: "unicons",
+            saveCmd: "--save",
+            updateTo: "2.0.0"
+        }
+    ],
+    total: 2
 };
 
 var outdatedModulesUnstable = {