diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 48d643f657..ca13c70e21 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install -g editorconfig-checker
 
       - name: Run ECLint check
-        run: editorconfig-checker -exclude README.md $(git ls-files | grep -v test)
+        run: editorconfig-checker -exclude README.md $(find .* -type f | grep -v '.git\|.py\|.md\|json\|yml\|yaml\|html\|css\|work\|.nextflow\|build\|nf_core.egg-info\|log.txt\|Makefile')
 
   Prettier:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest