diff --git a/python/lib/bidsreader.py b/python/lib/bidsreader.py
index 06787f9ac..4966d3e3d 100755
--- a/python/lib/bidsreader.py
+++ b/python/lib/bidsreader.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def load_bids_data(self, validate: bool):
         if self.verbose:
             print('Loading the BIDS dataset with BIDS layout library...\n')
 
-        exclude_arr   = ['/code/', '/sourcedata/', '/log/', '.git/']
+        exclude_arr   = ['code', 'sourcedata', 'log', '.git']
         force_arr     = [re.compile(r"_annotations\.(tsv|json)$")]
 
         # BIDSLayoutIndexer is required for PyBIDS >= 0.12.1