diff --git a/wakatime/dependencies/php.py b/wakatime/dependencies/php.py
index cfb2248..dea7846 100644
--- a/wakatime/dependencies/php.py
+++ b/wakatime/dependencies/php.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class PhpParser(TokenParser):
     parens = 0
     exclude = [
         r'^app$',
+        r'app\.php$',
     ]
 
     def parse(self):