diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index 32fd4f88..0094a18e 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -654,14 +654,13 @@ DetectKubernetesFile() {
   FILE="${1}" # File that we need to validate
   debug "Checking if ${FILE} is a Kubernetes descriptor..."
 
-  if grep -v 'kustomize.config.k8s.io' "${FILE}" | grep -q -E '(apiVersion):'; then
+  if grep -v 'kustomize.config.k8s.io' "${FILE}" | grep -v tekton "${FILE}" | grep -q -E '(apiVersion):'; then
     debug "${FILE} is a Kubernetes descriptor"
     return 0
   fi
 
   debug "${FILE} is NOT a Kubernetes descriptor"
   return 1
-
 }
 ################################################################################
 #### Function DetectAWSStatesFIle ##############################################