diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6f513828..11905280 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Linting checks
       run: |
         # stop the build if there are any Python syntax errors
-        ruff check shhh tests --exclude shhh/migrations/ --exclude
+        ruff check shhh tests --exclude shhh/migrations/ --exclude shhh/static/
     - name: SAST analysis
       run: |
         bandit -r shhh -x shhh/static
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe5675a2..2faf37b9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ yapf:  ## Format python code with yapf
 .PHONY: ruff
 ruff:  ## Run ruff
 	@echo "Running Ruff report..."
-	$(PYTHON) -m ruff check $(SRC_DIR) $(TEST_DIR) --exclude shhh/migrations/ --exclude shhh/static
+	$(PYTHON) -m ruff check $(SRC_DIR) $(TEST_DIR) --exclude shhh/migrations/ --exclude shhh/static/
 
 .PHONY: mypy
 mypy:  ## Run mypy