diff --git a/lib/buildFileList.sh b/lib/buildFileList.sh
index c016b752..822a1c4a 100755
--- a/lib/buildFileList.sh
+++ b/lib/buildFileList.sh
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ function PopulateShellScriptsList() {
 
   mapfile -t LIST_FILES < <(find "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" \
     -path "*/node_modules" -prune -o \
-    -path "*/\.git" -prune -o \
+    -path "*/.git" -prune -o \
     -path "*/.venv"-prune -o \
     -path "*/.rbenv"-prune -o \
     -type f 2>&1)
diff --git a/lib/worker.sh b/lib/worker.sh
index 524a929d..c6eb4ccd 100755
--- a/lib/worker.sh
+++ b/lib/worker.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function LintCodebase() {
       #################################
       mapfile -t LIST_FILES < <(find "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" \
         -path "*/node_modules" -prune -o \
-        -path "*/\.git" -prune -o \
+        -path "*/.git" -prune -o \
         -path "*/.venv"-prune -o \
         -path "*/.rbenv"-prune -o \
         -type f -regex "${FILE_EXTENSIONS}" 2>&1)