diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
index 5cab47e514..baa91eb5a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ jobs:
           # Add comma separated list of words to ignore (sorted alphabetically, case sensitive)
         ignore_words_list: adin,ADn,alph,aNULL,carryIn,cconfiguration,chainG,ciph,cLen,cliKs,creen,dout,ede,endianess,Endianess,Fo,haveA,hashIn,larg,LEAPYEAR,inCreated,inOut,inout,Merget,mot,optionA,optmization,parm,parms,rIn,rsource,ser,siz,Te,te,TOOM,userA,vie,vlaue
         exclude_file:
-          ./IDE/ECLIPSE/DEOS/tls_wolfssl.c
-          ./IDE/ECLIPSE/MICRIUM/client_wolfssl.c
-          ./IDE/IAR-MSP430/main.c
-          ./tests/api.c
+           ./IDE/ECLIPSE/DEOS/tls_wolfssl.c
+          ,./IDE/ECLIPSE/MICRIUM/client_wolfssl.c
+          ,./IDE/IAR-MSP430/main.c
+          ,./tests/api.c
         skip:
-          ./certs/*/*.pem
+          *.pem