diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index ea0fdb1..8a5ad75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches: [ "main" ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.10"
     
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 4c442a9..0b70ffc 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ async def count_messages(message_content, counter):
         uuid = extract_source_uuid(message_content)
         source_name = extract_source_name(message_content)
         await counter.update_string_map(uuid, source_name)
-        send_message(counter.string_map, PHONE_NUMBER)
+        # Use get_recipient() to respect debug mode - send count update to self in debug mode
+        recipient = get_recipient()
+        send_message(counter.string_map, recipient)
 
 
 async def scheduled_task(counter):
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index f1025a0..c0dade8 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class TestShouldCount:
         assert should_count(message_content) is False
 
     def test_should_count_empty_content(self):
-        """Test that empty content should not be counted - empty dict returns True currently"""
+        """Test that empty dict returns True (no sticker found means message is counted)"""
         from main import should_count
         # Empty dict is counted (no sticker found)
         assert should_count({}) is True