diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b5b481a..fb20bef 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-# Stage 1: Base Image with Vorpal CLI
-FROM checkmarx/vorpal-cli:1.0.116 as build-vorpal
-
-# Stage 1: Build Reviewdog executable using Alpine
+# Build Reviewdog executable using Alpine
 FROM alpine:latest AS build-reviewdog
 
 ENV REVIEWDOG_VERSION=v0.20.1
@@ -10,15 +7,14 @@ ENV REVIEWDOG_VERSION=v0.20.1
 RUN apk --no-cache add curl bash \
     && curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin ${REVIEWDOG_VERSION}
 
-# Deploy the application binary
-FROM cgr.dev/chainguard/bash:latest
+# Base Image with Vorpal CLI
+FROM checkmarx/vorpal-cli:1.0.116 AS build-vorpal
 
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /app/bin
 
 # Copy the Reviewdog executable from the builder stage
 COPY --from=build-reviewdog /usr/local/bin/reviewdog /usr/local/bin/reviewdog
-COPY --from=build-vorpal /app/bin/vorpal /app/bin/vorpal
 
 # Copy the entrypoint script
 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
@@ -27,4 +23,4 @@ COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 RUN chmod +x /app/bin/vorpal /usr/local/bin/reviewdog /entrypoint.sh
 
 # Set the entrypoint
-ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bff5f93..1f6d1b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ With reporter: github-pr-review a comment is added to the Pull Request Conversat
 **Description**: Specify the source paths to analyze (comma-separated).  
 **Required**: true
 
+### `folders_to_ignore`
+
+**Description**: Specify the folders to ignore on Vorpal scan (comma-separated).
+**Required**: false
+
 ### `level`
 
 **Description**: Report level for reviewdog [info, warning, error].  
@@ -117,6 +122,4 @@ jobs:
 
 ## License
 
-Apache License Version 2.0
-
-
+Apache License Version 2.0
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diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 2ee97e6..cfd8e7a 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 # action.yml
-name: "Vorpal Github Action With reviewdog"
-description: "Action Scan files with Vorpal engine and shows with reviewdog annotations and comments in PR"
+name: 'Vorpal Github Action With reviewdog'
+description: 'Action Scan files with Vorpal engine and shows with reviewdog annotations and comments in PR'
 inputs:
   github_token:
     description: 'GITHUB_TOKEN.'
     required: true
     default: ${{ github.token }}
   source_path:
-    description: "The path to the source code to scan"
+    description: 'The path to the source code to scan'
     required: true
+  folders_to_ignore:
+    description: 'The paths of the folders to be ignored during the Vorpal scan'
+    required: false
   level:
     description: 'Report level for reviewdog [info,warning,error]'
     default: 'error'
@@ -31,10 +34,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Additional reviewdog flags'
     default: ''
 runs:
-  using: "docker"
+  using: 'docker'
   image: Dockerfile
   env:
     WORKSPACE_PATH: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
 branding:
   icon: 'monitor'
-  color: 'purple'
+  color: 'purple'
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diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index bc7129c..d65e2bb 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ else
    IFS=','; set -- $INPUT_SOURCE_PATH; unset IFS
 fi
 
+# Parse folders to ignore
+folders_to_ignore=$(echo "${INPUT_FOLDERS_TO_IGNORE}" | tr ',' ' ')
+
 export REVIEWDOG_GITHUB_API_TOKEN="${INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN}"
 
 # Create a file to store all the results
@@ -25,14 +28,33 @@ all_results_file="all_results.errorformat"
 # Scan Vorpal for each file
 for file in "$@";
 do
-  echo "${DATETIME} - INF : about to scan file $file"
-  echo "${DATETIME} - INF : vorpal command -s $file -r result.errorformat"
-  /app/bin/vorpal -s "$file" -r result.errorformat
+  # Check if the file is in any of the ignored folders
+  skip_file=false
+  for folder in $folders_to_ignore; do
+    if echo "$file" | grep -q "^$folder"; then
+      echo "${DATETIME} - INF : Skipping file $file as it is in ignored folder $folder"
+      skip_file=true
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+
+  # If not in an ignored folder, proceed with scanning
+  if [ "$skip_file" = false ]; then
+    echo "${DATETIME} - INF : about to scan file $file"
+    echo "${DATETIME} - INF : vorpal command -s $file -r result.errorformat"
+    /app/bin/vorpal -s "$file" -r result.errorformat
 
-  # Append the results to the all_results_file
-  cat result.errorformat >> "$all_results_file"
+    # Append the results to the all_results_file
+    cat result.errorformat >> "$all_results_file"
+  fi
 done
 
+# Check if the all_results_file is empty
+if [ ! -s "$all_results_file" ]; then
+  echo "${DATETIME} - INF : No results found. Skipping Reviewdog."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 # Reviewdog
 echo "${DATETIME} - INF : Reviewdog executing on version $(reviewdog -version)"
 cat "$all_results_file" | reviewdog -efm '%f:%l:%c:%m' \