diff --git a/internal/commands/process/filelist/filelist.go b/internal/commands/process/filelist/filelist.go
index 559a49889..0ade9ca16 100644
--- a/internal/commands/process/filelist/filelist.go
+++ b/internal/commands/process/filelist/filelist.go
@@ -19,21 +19,23 @@ import (
 func Discover(repository *gitrepository.Repository, targetPath string, goclocResult *gocloc.Result, config settings.Config) (*flfiles.List, error) {
 	ignore := ignore.New(targetPath, config)
 
-	fileList, err := repository.ListFiles(ignore, goclocResult)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error().Msg("Git discovery failed")
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	if !config.IgnoreGit {
+		fileList, err := repository.ListFiles(ignore, goclocResult)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Msg("Git discovery failed")
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
-	if fileList != nil {
-		log.Debug().Msg("Files found from Git")
-		return fileList, nil
-	}
+		if fileList != nil {
+			log.Debug().Msg("Files found from Git")
+			return fileList, nil
+		}
 
-	log.Debug().Msg("No files found from Git")
+		log.Debug().Msg("No files found from Git")
+	}
 
 	var files []flfiles.File
-	err = filepath.WalkDir(targetPath, func(filePath string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+	err := filepath.WalkDir(targetPath, func(filePath string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/commands/process/settings/settings.go b/internal/commands/process/settings/settings.go
index b20732f2a..d9fc4c475 100644
--- a/internal/commands/process/settings/settings.go
+++ b/internal/commands/process/settings/settings.go
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	BearerRulesVersion         string                                    `mapstructure:"bearer_rules_version" json:"bearer_rules_version" yaml:"bearer_rules_version"`
 	NoColor                    bool                                      `mapstructure:"no_color" json:"no_color" yaml:"no_color"`
 	Debug                      bool                                      `mapstructure:"debug" json:"debug" yaml:"debug"`
-	LogLevel                   string                                    `mapstructure:"string" json:"string" yaml:"string"`
+	LogLevel                   string                                    `mapstructure:"log_level" json:"log_level" yaml:"log_level"`
 	DebugProfile               bool                                      `mapstructure:"debug_profile" json:"debug_profile" yaml:"debug_profile"`
+	IgnoreGit                  bool                                      `mapstructure:"ignore_git" json:"ignore_git" yaml:"ignore_git"`
 }
 
 type Modules []*PolicyModule
@@ -354,6 +355,7 @@ func FromOptions(opts flag.Options, versionMeta *version_check.VersionMeta) (Con
 		Debug:               opts.GeneralOptions.Debug,
 		LogLevel:            opts.GeneralOptions.LogLevel,
 		IgnoreFile:          opts.GeneralOptions.IgnoreFile,
+		IgnoreGit:           opts.GeneralOptions.IgnoreGit,
 		Policies:            policies,
 		Rules:               result.Rules,
 		BuiltInRules:        result.BuiltInRules,
diff --git a/internal/flag/general_flags.go b/internal/flag/general_flags.go
index 13f60e23b..adaa677a7 100644
--- a/internal/flag/general_flags.go
+++ b/internal/flag/general_flags.go
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ var (
 		Hide:            true,
 		DisableInConfig: true,
 	}
+	IgnoreGitFlag = Flag{
+		Name:            "ignore-git",
+		ConfigName:      "ignore-git",
+		Value:           false,
+		Usage:           "Ignore Git listing",
+		Hide:            true,
+		DisableInConfig: true,
+	}
 )
 
 type GeneralFlagGroup struct {
@@ -91,6 +99,7 @@ type GeneralFlagGroup struct {
 	DebugFlag           *Flag
 	LogLevelFlag        *Flag
 	DebugProfile        *Flag
+	IgnoreGit           *Flag
 }
 
 // GlobalOptions defines flags and other configuration parameters for all the subcommands
@@ -103,6 +112,7 @@ type GeneralOptions struct {
 	Debug               bool   `mapstructure:"debug" json:"debug" yaml:"debug"`
 	LogLevel            string `mapstructure:"log-level" json:"log-level" yaml:"log-level"`
 	DebugProfile        bool
+	IgnoreGit           bool `mapstructure:"ignore-git" json:"ignore-git" yaml:"ignore-git"`
 }
 
 func NewGeneralFlagGroup() *GeneralFlagGroup {
@@ -116,6 +126,7 @@ func NewGeneralFlagGroup() *GeneralFlagGroup {
 		DebugFlag:           &DebugFlag,
 		LogLevelFlag:        &LogLevelFlag,
 		DebugProfile:        &DebugProfileFlag,
+		IgnoreGit:           &IgnoreGitFlag,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -134,6 +145,7 @@ func (f *GeneralFlagGroup) Flags() []*Flag {
 		f.DebugFlag,
 		f.LogLevelFlag,
 		f.DebugProfile,
+		f.IgnoreGit,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -169,6 +181,7 @@ func (f *GeneralFlagGroup) ToOptions() GeneralOptions {
 		IgnoreFile:          getString(f.IgnoreFile),
 		Debug:               debug,
 		LogLevel:            logLevel,
+		IgnoreGit:           getBool(f.IgnoreGit),
 		DebugProfile:        getBool(f.DebugProfile),
 	}
 }