diff --git a/code_to_optimize/js/code_to_optimize_js/fibonacci.js b/code_to_optimize/js/code_to_optimize_js/fibonacci.js
index 9ab921d90..b0ab2b51c 100644
--- a/code_to_optimize/js/code_to_optimize_js/fibonacci.js
+++ b/code_to_optimize/js/code_to_optimize_js/fibonacci.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * @param {number} n - The index of the Fibonacci number to calculate
  * @returns {number} - The nth Fibonacci number
  */
-export function fibonacci(n) {
+function fibonacci(n) {
     if (n <= 1) {
         return n;
     }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function fibonacci(n) {
  * @param {number} num - The number to check
  * @returns {boolean} - True if num is a Fibonacci number
  */
-export function isFibonacci(num) {
+function isFibonacci(num) {
     // A number is Fibonacci if one of (5*n*n + 4) or (5*n*n - 4) is a perfect square
     const check1 = 5 * num * num + 4;
     const check2 = 5 * num * num - 4;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function isFibonacci(num) {
  * @param {number} n - The number to check
  * @returns {boolean} - True if n is a perfect square
  */
-export function isPerfectSquare(n) {
+function isPerfectSquare(n) {
     const sqrt = Math.sqrt(n);
     return sqrt === Math.floor(sqrt);
 }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export function isPerfectSquare(n) {
  * @param {number} n - The number of Fibonacci numbers to generate
  * @returns {number[]} - Array of Fibonacci numbers
  */
-export function fibonacciSequence(n) {
+function fibonacciSequence(n) {
     const result = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
         result.push(fibonacci(i));
diff --git a/codeflash/languages/javascript/instrument.py b/codeflash/languages/javascript/instrument.py
index cadc96c81..9da58c405 100644
--- a/codeflash/languages/javascript/instrument.py
+++ b/codeflash/languages/javascript/instrument.py
@@ -56,6 +56,46 @@ codeflash_import_pattern = re.compile(
 )
 
 
+def is_inside_string(code: str, pos: int) -> bool:
+    """Check if a position in code is inside a string literal.
+
+    Handles single quotes, double quotes, and template literals (backticks).
+    Properly handles escaped quotes.
+
+    Args:
+        code: The source code.
+        pos: The position to check.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the position is inside a string literal.
+
+    """
+    in_string = False
+    string_char = None
+    i = 0
+
+    while i < pos:
+        char = code[i]
+
+        if in_string:
+            # Check for escape sequence
+            if char == "\\" and i + 1 < len(code):
+                i += 2  # Skip escaped character
+                continue
+            # Check for end of string
+            if char == string_char:
+                in_string = False
+                string_char = None
+        # Check for start of string
+        elif char in "\"'`":
+            in_string = True
+            string_char = char
+
+        i += 1
+
+    return in_string
+
+
 class StandaloneCallTransformer:
     """Transforms standalone func(...) calls in JavaScript test code.
 
@@ -150,6 +190,10 @@ class StandaloneCallTransformer:
 
     def _should_skip_match(self, code: str, start: int, match: re.Match) -> bool:
         """Check if the match should be skipped (inside expect, already transformed, etc.)."""
+        # Skip if inside a string literal (e.g., test description)
+        if is_inside_string(code, start):
+            return True
+
         # Look backwards to check context
         lookback_start = max(0, start - 200)
         lookback = code[lookback_start:start]
@@ -439,6 +483,12 @@ class ExpectCallTransformer:
                 result.append(code[pos:])
                 break
 
+            # Skip if inside a string literal (e.g., test description)
+            if is_inside_string(code, match.start()):
+                result.append(code[pos : match.end()])
+                pos = match.end()
+                continue
+
             # Add everything before the match
             result.append(code[pos : match.start()])
 
diff --git a/codeflash/languages/javascript/test_runner.py b/codeflash/languages/javascript/test_runner.py
index bcc3a74de..1d79ad382 100644
--- a/codeflash/languages/javascript/test_runner.py
+++ b/codeflash/languages/javascript/test_runner.py
@@ -803,6 +803,8 @@ def run_jest_behavioral_tests(
         wall_clock_ns = time.perf_counter_ns() - start_time_ns
         logger.debug(f"Jest behavioral tests completed in {wall_clock_ns / 1e9:.2f}s")
 
+    print(result.stdout)
+
     return result_file_path, result, coverage_json_path, None
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_languages/test_javascript_instrumentation.py b/tests/test_languages/test_javascript_instrumentation.py
index 27662bd59..e3457c231 100644
--- a/tests/test_languages/test_javascript_instrumentation.py
+++ b/tests/test_languages/test_javascript_instrumentation.py
@@ -856,4 +856,121 @@ jest.doMock('../environment', () => ({ isTest: jest.fn() }));
             test_file = tests_dir / "test.ts"
 
             assert fix_jest_mock_paths("", test_file, source_file, tests_dir) == ""
-            assert fix_jest_mock_paths("   ", test_file, source_file, tests_dir) == "   "
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+            assert fix_jest_mock_paths("   ", test_file, source_file, tests_dir) == "   "
+
+
+class TestFunctionCallsInStrings:
+    """Tests for skipping function calls inside string literals."""
+
+    def test_skip_function_in_test_description_single_quotes(self):
+        """Test that function calls in single-quoted test descriptions are not transformed."""
+        from codeflash.languages.javascript.instrument import transform_standalone_calls
+
+        func = make_func("fibonacci")
+        code = """
+test('should compute fibonacci(20) and fibonacci(30) to known values', () => {
+    const result = fibonacci(10);
+    expect(result).toBe(55);
+});
+"""
+        transformed, _counter = transform_standalone_calls(code, func, "capture")
+
+        # The function call in the test description should NOT be transformed
+        assert "fibonacci(20)" in transformed
+        assert "fibonacci(30)" in transformed
+        # The actual call should be transformed
+        assert "codeflash.capture('fibonacci'" in transformed
+
+    def test_skip_function_in_test_description_double_quotes(self):
+        """Test that function calls in double-quoted test descriptions are not transformed."""
+        from codeflash.languages.javascript.instrument import transform_standalone_calls
+
+        func = make_func("fibonacci")
+        code = '''
+test("should compute fibonacci(20) correctly", () => {
+    const result = fibonacci(10);
+});
+'''
+        transformed, _counter = transform_standalone_calls(code, func, "capture")
+
+        # The function call in the test description should NOT be transformed
+        assert 'fibonacci(20)' in transformed
+        # The actual call should be transformed
+        assert "codeflash.capture('fibonacci'" in transformed
+
+    def test_skip_function_in_template_literal(self):
+        """Test that function calls in template literals are not transformed."""
+        from codeflash.languages.javascript.instrument import transform_standalone_calls
+
+        func = make_func("fibonacci")
+        code = """
+test(`should compute fibonacci(20) correctly`, () => {
+    const result = fibonacci(10);
+});
+"""
+        transformed, _counter = transform_standalone_calls(code, func, "capture")
+
+        # The function call in the template literal should NOT be transformed
+        assert "fibonacci(20)" in transformed
+        # The actual call should be transformed
+        assert "codeflash.capture('fibonacci'" in transformed
+
+    def test_skip_expect_in_string_literal(self):
+        """Test that expect(func()) in string literals is not transformed."""
+        from codeflash.languages.javascript.instrument import transform_expect_calls
+
+        func = make_func("fibonacci")
+        code = """
+describe('testing expect(fibonacci(n)) patterns', () => {
+    test('works', () => {
+        expect(fibonacci(10)).toBe(55);
+    });
+});
+"""
+        transformed, _counter = transform_expect_calls(code, func, "capture")
+
+        # The expect in the describe string should NOT be transformed
+        assert "expect(fibonacci(n))" in transformed
+        # The actual expect call should be transformed
+        assert "codeflash.capture('fibonacci'" in transformed
+
+    def test_handle_escaped_quotes_in_string(self):
+        """Test that escaped quotes in strings are handled correctly."""
+        from codeflash.languages.javascript.instrument import transform_standalone_calls
+
+        func = make_func("fibonacci")
+        code = """
+test('test \\'fibonacci(5)\\' escaping', () => {
+    const result = fibonacci(10);
+});
+"""
+        transformed, _counter = transform_standalone_calls(code, func, "capture")
+
+        # The function call in the escaped string should NOT be transformed
+        assert "fibonacci(5)" in transformed
+        # The actual call should be transformed
+        assert "codeflash.capture('fibonacci'" in transformed
+
+    def test_is_inside_string_helper(self):
+        """Test the is_inside_string helper function directly."""
+        from codeflash.languages.javascript.instrument import is_inside_string
+
+        # Position inside single-quoted string
+        code1 = "test('fibonacci(5)', () => {})"
+        assert is_inside_string(code1, 10) is True  # Inside the string
+
+        # Position outside string
+        assert is_inside_string(code1, 0) is False  # Before string
+        assert is_inside_string(code1, 25) is False  # After string
+
+        # Double quotes
+        code2 = 'test("fibonacci(5)", () => {})'
+        assert is_inside_string(code2, 10) is True
+
+        # Template literal
+        code3 = "test(`fibonacci(5)`, () => {})"
+        assert is_inside_string(code3, 10) is True
+
+        # Escaped quote doesn't end string
+        code4 = "test('fib\\'s result', () => {})"
+        assert is_inside_string(code4, 15) is True  # Still inside after escaped quote
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