diff --git a/.mega-linter.yaml b/.mega-linter.yaml
index caa9ed0ed1f0f253a3e1d9ea21215126d26926ef..81256722e3861615f63e82ce5eb009012271592b 100644
--- a/.mega-linter.yaml
+++ b/.mega-linter.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ DISABLE_LINTERS:
 # yaml[octal-values]: bug
 ANSIBLE_ANSIBLE_LINT_ARGUMENTS: >-
   -x yaml[octal-values]
+  --exclude .ansible/roles/
   --exclude megalinter-reports/
   --exclude */deployments/*.yaml
   --exclude */playbooks/files/calico.yaml
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ REPOSITORY_CHECKOV_ARGUMENTS: >-
 # DS169126 (ssl): protocol actually banned
 # DS176209: FIXME jupyterhub-jwt.yaml
 REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM_ARGUMENTS: >-
-  --ignore-globs .git/**,**/playbooks/files/calico.yaml
+  --ignore-globs /tmp/lint/.ansible/**,/tmp/lint/.git/**,/tmp/lint/**/playbooks/files/calico.yaml
   --ignore-rule-ids DS126858,DS137138,DS169125,DS169126,DS176209
 
 # no check for terraform plugins
@@ -61,6 +62,6 @@ TERRAFORM_TFLINT_ARGUMENTS: >-
 
 YAML_PRETTIER_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: ^[^/]*/(deployments/.*)\.yaml$
 
-YAML_YAMLLINT_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: ^[^/]*/(deployments/.*|playbooks/files/calico|terraform/cloud-init)\.yaml$
+YAML_YAMLLINT_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: ^[^/]*/(deployments/.*|playbooks/files/calico|terraform/cloud-init)\.yaml$|^common/playbooks/templates/nexus/.*\.yaml$
 
-FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: ^.*\.swp$
+FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: ^.*\.swp|\.ansible/.*$