diff --git a/e2e/rules/rules_test.go b/e2e/rules/rules_test.go
index b81364bda..7aec4b52e 100644
--- a/e2e/rules/rules_test.go
+++ b/e2e/rules/rules_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func TestSecrets(t *testing.T) {
 				"--scanner=secrets",
 				"--only-rule=gitleaks",
 				"--format=yaml",
+				"--disable-version-check",
 				"--disable-default-rules",
 				"--exit-code=0",
 			},
diff --git a/internal/commands/artifact/run.go b/internal/commands/artifact/run.go
index da068903a..eb934822e 100644
--- a/internal/commands/artifact/run.go
+++ b/internal/commands/artifact/run.go
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, opts flag.Options) (err error) {
 	if opts.RuleOptions.DisableDefaultRules {
 		metaLanguageList = make([]string, 0)
 	}
-	// deal with no version check here
-	versionMeta, err := version_check.GetVersionMeta(ctx, metaLanguageList)
+
+	versionMeta, err := version_check.GetScanVersionMeta(ctx, opts, metaLanguageList)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug().Msgf("failed: %s", err)
 	} else {
diff --git a/internal/commands/process/settings/rules.go b/internal/commands/process/settings/rules.go
index a827f5190..fd2108d90 100644
--- a/internal/commands/process/settings/rules.go
+++ b/internal/commands/process/settings/rules.go
@@ -49,32 +49,21 @@ func loadRules(
 	externalRuleDirs []string,
 	options flag.RuleOptions,
 	versionMeta *version_check.VersionMeta,
-	force bool) (
+	force bool,
+) (
 	result LoadRulesResult,
 	err error,
 ) {
 	definitions := make(map[string]RuleDefinition)
 	builtInDefinitions := make(map[string]RuleDefinition)
 
-	log.Debug().Msg("Loading rules")
-
 	if versionMeta.Rules.Version != nil {
 		result.BearerRulesVersion = *versionMeta.Rules.Version
+	}
 
-		urls := make([]string, 0, len(versionMeta.Rules.Packages))
-		for _, value := range versionMeta.Rules.Packages {
-			log.Debug().Msgf("Added rule package URL %s", value)
-			urls = append(urls, value)
-		}
+	log.Debug().Msg("Loading rules")
 
-		err = LoadRuleDefinitionsFromUrls(definitions, urls)
-		if err != nil {
-			output.Fatal(fmt.Sprintf("Error loading rules: %s", err))
-			// sysexit
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Debug().Msg("No rule packages found")
-	}
+	loadRuleDefinitionsFromRemote(definitions, options, versionMeta)
 
 	if err := loadRuleDefinitionsFromDir(builtInDefinitions, buildInRulesFs); err != nil {
 		return result, fmt.Errorf("error loading built-in rules: %w", err)
@@ -104,6 +93,33 @@ func loadRules(
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+func loadRuleDefinitionsFromRemote(
+	definitions map[string]RuleDefinition,
+	options flag.RuleOptions,
+	versionMeta *version_check.VersionMeta,
+) {
+	if options.DisableDefaultRules {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if versionMeta.Rules.Version == nil {
+		log.Debug().Msg("No rule packages found")
+		return
+	}
+
+	urls := make([]string, 0, len(versionMeta.Rules.Packages))
+	for _, value := range versionMeta.Rules.Packages {
+		log.Debug().Msgf("Added rule package URL %s", value)
+		urls = append(urls, value)
+	}
+
+	err := LoadRuleDefinitionsFromUrls(definitions, urls)
+	if err != nil {
+		output.Fatal(fmt.Sprintf("Error loading rules: %s", err))
+		// sysexit
+	}
+}
+
 func loadRuleDefinitionsFromDir(definitions map[string]RuleDefinition, dir fs.FS) error {
 	loadedDefinitions := make(map[string]RuleDefinition)
 	if err := fs.WalkDir(dir, ".", func(path string, dirEntry fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
diff --git a/internal/languages/php/pattern/pattern.go b/internal/languages/php/pattern/pattern.go
index de4b854b5..1de6322aa 100644
--- a/internal/languages/php/pattern/pattern.go
+++ b/internal/languages/php/pattern/pattern.go
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ func (*Pattern) IsLeaf(node *tree.Node) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (*Pattern) AnonymousParentTypes() []string {
+	return []string{
+		"binary_expression",
+		"unary_op_expression",
+	}
+}
+
 func (*Pattern) LeafContentTypes() []string {
 	return []string{
 		"encapsed_string",
diff --git a/internal/version_check/bearer_version.go b/internal/version_check/bearer_version.go
index 94781c846..3bdff69bb 100644
--- a/internal/version_check/bearer_version.go
+++ b/internal/version_check/bearer_version.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bearer/bearer/internal/flag"
 )
 
-func GetBearerVerionMeta(languages []string) (*VersionMeta, error) {
+func GetBearerVersionMeta(languages []string) (*VersionMeta, error) {
 	var meta VersionMeta
 	client := api.New(
 		api.API{
diff --git a/internal/version_check/version_check.go b/internal/version_check/version_check.go
index 087d560d8..e8bd664db 100644
--- a/internal/version_check/version_check.go
+++ b/internal/version_check/version_check.go
@@ -26,8 +26,22 @@ type BinaryVersionMeta struct {
 	Message string
 }
 
+func GetScanVersionMeta(ctx context.Context, options flag.Options, languages []string) (meta *VersionMeta, err error) {
+	if options.RuleOptions.DisableDefaultRules && options.GeneralOptions.DisableVersionCheck {
+		log.Debug().Msg("skipping version API call as check and default rules both disabled")
+
+		return &VersionMeta{
+			Binary: BinaryVersionMeta{
+				Latest: true,
+			},
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	return GetVersionMeta(ctx, languages)
+}
+
 func GetVersionMeta(ctx context.Context, languages []string) (meta *VersionMeta, err error) {
-	meta, err = GetBearerVerionMeta(languages)
+	meta, err = GetBearerVersionMeta(languages)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug().Msgf("Bearer version API failed: %s", err)