diff --git a/kics.config b/kics.config
index e89297ae..b2a86417 100644
--- a/kics.config
+++ b/kics.config
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ log-file: true
 #queries-path: "assets/queries"
 exclude-paths:
   # ignore submodules - handle them in the source repos only
+  - bash-tools/
+  - github-actions/
+  - haproxy-configs/
+  - jenkins/
+  - kubernetes-templates/
+  - lib/
+  - pylib/
+  - spotify-tools/
   - sql/
+  - sql-keywords/
   - templates/
+  - terraform-templates/
 #output-path: "results"