diff --git a/src/main/java/io/xspec/maven/xspecMavenPlugin/utils/FileFinder.java b/src/main/java/io/xspec/maven/xspecMavenPlugin/utils/FileFinder.java
index b62b163..1af7864 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/xspec/maven/xspecMavenPlugin/utils/FileFinder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/xspec/maven/xspecMavenPlugin/utils/FileFinder.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public List<Path> search() throws IOException {
         for(String exclude: excludes) {
             PathMatcher pmex = rootPath.getFileSystem().getPathMatcher(getSyntaxAndPattern(exclude));
             for(int i=found.size()-1; i>=0; i--) {
-                Path p = found.get(i);
+                Path p = rootPath.relativize(found.get(i));
                 if(pmex.matches(p)) {
                     found.remove(i);
                 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public List<Path> search() throws IOException {
     
     private String getSyntaxAndPattern(String pattern) {
         String syntaxAndPattern = pattern.contains(":") ? pattern : "glob:"+pattern;
-        // fucking windows !
+        // frakin' windows !
         // TODO: FIXME
         if("\\".equals(File.pathSeparator)) {
             syntaxAndPattern = syntaxAndPattern.replaceAll("/", "\\");
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/xspec/maven/xspecMavenPlugin/utils/FileFinderTest.java b/src/test/java/io/xspec/maven/xspecMavenPlugin/utils/FileFinderTest.java
index 1fb16bc..cc850fa 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/xspec/maven/xspecMavenPlugin/utils/FileFinderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/xspec/maven/xspecMavenPlugin/utils/FileFinderTest.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public void testFilenameWithoutWildCharBasedExclusions() throws Exception {
     @Test
     public void testFilenameWithWildCharBasedExclusions() throws Exception {
         File rootDir = new File(getProjectDirectory(), "src/test/resources/filesToTest");
-        List<String> excludes = Arrays.asList("**/imported.xspec", "**/schematron2.xspec");
+        List<String> excludes = Arrays.asList("**imported.xspec", "**schematron2.xspec");
         FileFinder finder = new FileFinder(rootDir, "**/*.xspec", excludes, log);
         List<Path> ret = finder.search();
         assertEquals(1, ret.size());
diff --git a/src/test/resources/filesToTest/imported.xspec b/src/test/resources/filesToTest/imported.xspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29