diff --git a/codeql-queries/exclude-patterns.ql b/codeql-queries/exclude-patterns.ql
index bf91c22def..62af09e667 100644
--- a/codeql-queries/exclude-patterns.ql
+++ b/codeql-queries/exclude-patterns.ql
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ import javascript
 
 from File file
 where (file.getExtension() = "js" or file.getExtension() = "html")
-  and not file.getCode().matches(".*\\{%.*%\\}.*") // Exclude Liquid code
-  and not file.getCode().matches(".*---.*")        // Exclude YAML front matter
+  and not file.getCode().matches(".*\\{%-?\\s*[a-zA-Z]+.*%\\}.*") // Exclude Liquid code
+  and not file.getCode().matches("(?s).*---.*---.*") // Exclude YAML front matter
 select file