diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e6415738..976be1c5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ sonarqube {
     property "sonar.projectName", "Reform :: civil-orchestrator-service"
     property "sonar.projectKey", "uk.gov.hmcts.reform:civil-orchestrator-service"
     property "sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths", "${jacocoTestReport.reports.xml.destination.path}"
-    property "sonar.coverage.exclusions", "**/model/**, **/config/**/*Configuration.java, **/testingsupport/**, **/*ExternalTaskListener.java, **/stereotypes/**, **/*Exception.java"
+    property "sonar.coverage.exclusions", "**/model/**, **/config/**/*Configuration.java, **/testingsupport/**, **/exceptions/**, **/*ExternalTaskListener.java, **/stereotypes/**, **/*Exception.java"
     property "sonar.cpd.exclusions", "**/*DocumentManagementService.java"
     property "sonar.host.url", "https://sonar.reform.hmcts.net/"
   }