diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Settings/AutomationRuleApplicationController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Settings/AutomationRuleApplicationController.php
index 067649c5..bc587a11 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Settings/AutomationRuleApplicationController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Settings/AutomationRuleApplicationController.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class AutomationRuleApplicationController extends Controller
             ->with(array_values(array_unique($eagerLoads)))
             ->orderByDesc('transaction_date')
             ->orderByDesc('created_at')
-            ->chunkById(500, function ($transactions) use ($rule, $service, $onlyUncategorized, &$ids) {
+            ->chunk(500, function ($transactions) use ($rule, $service, $onlyUncategorized, &$ids) {
                 foreach ($transactions as $transaction) {
                     if ($onlyUncategorized && $service->shouldSkipForOnlyUncategorized($rule, $transaction)) {
                         continue;
diff --git a/tests/Feature/AutomationRuleApplicationTest.php b/tests/Feature/AutomationRuleApplicationTest.php
index e8e6fd09..1b725163 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/AutomationRuleApplicationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/AutomationRuleApplicationTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use App\Models\Category;
 use App\Models\Label;
 use App\Models\Transaction;
 use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Sequence;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
@@ -88,11 +89,26 @@ test('matches endpoint skips already categorized when only_uncategorized is true
 });
 
 test('matches endpoint avoids repeated relationship queries for description-only rules', function () {
-    Transaction::factory()->enableBanking()->count(501)->create([
+    Transaction::factory()->enableBanking()->create([
+        'id' => '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001',
         'user_id' => $this->user->id,
         'account_id' => $this->account->id,
         'category_id' => null,
         'description' => 'Grocery Store',
+        'transaction_date' => '2024-01-01',
+        'amount' => -1000,
+    ]);
+
+    Transaction::factory()->enableBanking()->count(500)->sequence(
+        fn (Sequence $sequence): array => [
+            'id' => sprintf('ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-%012d', $sequence->index),
+        ],
+    )->create([
+        'user_id' => $this->user->id,
+        'account_id' => $this->account->id,
+        'category_id' => null,
+        'description' => 'Grocery Store',
+        'transaction_date' => '2024-01-02',
         'amount' => -1000,
     ]);