diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/reports.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/reports.gitlab-ci.yml
index ccd7d6ec84d..e3768ecf2a2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/reports.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/reports.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ sast:
   cache: {}
   variables:
     SAST_BRAKEMAN_LEVEL: 2
+    SAST_EXCLUDED_PATHS: qa,spec,doc
 
 dependency_scanning:
   extends: .dedicated-no-docs