diff --git a/cmd/healthcheck/main.go b/cmd/healthcheck/main.go
index 03497dd..3557115 100644
--- a/cmd/healthcheck/main.go
+++ b/cmd/healthcheck/main.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func main() {
 	var gitWhitelist, metaFile, releaseTags []string
 	rootDir := flag.String("root", "", "")
 	repo := flag.String("repo", "", "")
+	localList := flag.String("localList", "", "")
 	droneBranch := flag.String("droneBranch", "", "")
 	releaseCategories := flag.String("releaseCategories", "", "")
 	releaseNumber := flag.Int("releaseNumber", 0, "")
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("## Repo Size Check Failed:\n%s\n", err.Error())
 	}
-	err = healthcheck.ForbiddenCheck(*rootDir, gitWhitelist, *repo, *droneBranch)
+	err = healthcheck.ForbiddenCheck(*rootDir, gitWhitelist, localList, *repo, *droneBranch)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("## Forbidden File Check Failed:\n%s\n", err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/healthcheck/forbidden.go b/pkg/healthcheck/forbidden.go
index 7cd6d71..0cbb21b 100644
--- a/pkg/healthcheck/forbidden.go
+++ b/pkg/healthcheck/forbidden.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package healthcheck
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
@@ -9,9 +10,18 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+func inString(str1 string, strList []string) bool {
+	for _, str := range strList {
+		if str1 == str {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // getForbiddens retrieves a list of forbidden files in the specified root directory.
 // It searches for files that do not match the specified regex patterns in the given file list.
-func getForbiddens(root string, fileList []string) ([]string, error) {
+func getForbiddens(root string, fileList []string, localList string) ([]string, error) {
 	var matches []string
 
 	var regexList []*regexp.Regexp
@@ -20,6 +30,24 @@ func getForbiddens(root string, fileList []string) ([]string, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	var dirs []string
+
+	if localList != "" {
+		file, err := os.Open(localList)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to open file %s: %v\n", localList, err)
+		}
+		defer file.Close()
+
+		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+		for scanner.Scan() {
+			dirs = append(dirs, scanner.Text())
+		}
+		if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error reading file %s: %v\n", localList, err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	err = filepath.Walk(root, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -28,6 +56,10 @@ func getForbiddens(root string, fileList []string) ([]string, error) {
 		if info.IsDir() {
 			if info.Name() == ".git" || info.Name() == ".gitea" || info.Name() == "ci" {
 				return filepath.SkipDir
+			} else if localList != "" {
+				if inString(info.Name(), dirs) {
+					return filepath.SkipDir
+				}
 			} else {
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -52,8 +84,8 @@ func getForbiddens(root string, fileList []string) ([]string, error) {
 
 // forbiddenCheck checks for forbidden files in the specified root directory.
 // It prints the list of forbidden files found, along with instructions on how to fix them.
-func ForbiddenCheck(rootDir string, regexList []string, repo string, droneBranch string) error {
-	forbids, err := getForbiddens(rootDir, regexList)
+func ForbiddenCheck(rootDir string, regexList []string, localList string, repo string, droneBranch string) error {
+	forbids, err := getForbiddens(rootDir, regexList, localList)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("getting forbiddens", "error", err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting forbiddens: %w", err)