diff --git a/xt/dependent-modules.t b/xt/dependent-modules.t
index 3998dfc1..e6ef6866 100644
--- a/xt/dependent-modules.t
+++ b/xt/dependent-modules.t
@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@ my $old = \&Test::DependentModules::_error_log;
 my $new = sub { push @error_log, @_; $old->(@_); };
 { no warnings 'redefine'; *Test::DependentModules::_error_log = $new; }
 
-test_all_dependents    #
-  PPI => { exclude => qr/^(Apache2-SSI|Devel-IPerl|Padre)$/ };
+test_all_dependents PPI => {
+    exclude => qr/^(
+        # don't remember why i excluded these
+        Apache2-SSI|Devel-IPerl|Padre
+        # fails tests regarding directory write permissions, probably not PPI
+        |Devel-Examine-Subs
+    )$/x
+};
 
 diag "\n\n---------- ERROR LOG START -----------\n\n",
   @error_log,