diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 7ac1f51..17682c8 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "repoPath": ".",
     "maxFileSize": 204800,
-    "ignoreFolders": [".git", ".github", ".terraform", "node_modules","plugin-cache", "terraform-provider*", "logo-drafts","build", ".archive","test_helper"],
+    "ignoreFolders": [".git", ".github", ".terraform", "node_modules","plugin-cache", "terraform-provider*", "logo-drafts","build", ".archive","test_helper","exclude_test"],
     "ignoreFiles": ["manifest.json", "package-lock.json","*.png","*.jpg","*.jpeg","*.gif","*.svg","*.zip","*.tar.gz","*.tgz","*.tfstate", "*.tfstate.backup", "*.tfvars", "*.tfvars.json", "*.tfplan", "*.tfplan.json","*.avif","*.webp"],
     "replacements": { "ACME":"Company_name","Bob":"Redacted_name","Secret Project Name":"Redacted_project_name" },
     "showCopiedFiles": true,
diff --git a/tests/exclude_test/YOU SHOULD NOT SEE ME.txt b/tests/exclude_test/YOU SHOULD NOT SEE ME.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1adf59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/exclude_test/YOU SHOULD NOT SEE ME.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+I am not here
\ No newline at end of file