diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/gentoo-utils.yml b/.gitea/workflows/gentoo-utils.yml
index 5ec33a6..53666fb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/gentoo-utils.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/gentoo-utils.yml
@@ -165,5 +165,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: grep for patterns
         run: |
-          egrep 'todo!|dbg!' -qvr src
+          if git grep -e 'dbg!' -- '*.rs'; then
+              false
+          else
+              true
+          fi        
 
diff --git a/check_commands.txt b/check_commands.txt
index e6677ed..2bb8a74 100644
--- a/check_commands.txt
+++ b/check_commands.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ ninja rustfmt -C build
 ninja rustdoc -C build
 ninja clippy -C build
 ninja test -C build
-egrep 'todo!|dbg!' -qvr src
+if git grep -e 'dbg!' -- '*.rs'; then false; else true; fi