diff --git a/.github/workflows/_shellcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/_shellcheck.yml
index 3eea1cb..054a9df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_shellcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_shellcheck.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: shellcheck
 on:
-  workflow_call: {}
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      exclude:
+        description: "Path pattern to exclude (e.g., './operator/*')"
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -10,21 +16,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Check for shell scripts
-        id: check
+
+      - name: Install shellcheck
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y shellcheck
+
+      - name: Run shellcheck
         run: |
-          if compgen -G "**/*.sh" > /dev/null; then
-            echo "found=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "found=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          EXCLUDE_PATH="${{ inputs.exclude }}"
+          if [ -z "$EXCLUDE_PATH" ]; then
+            EXCLUDE_PATH="./.git/*" # Dummy path
           fi
 
-      - name: Install and run shellcheck
-        if: steps.check.outputs.found == 'true'
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y shellcheck
-          shellcheck **/*.sh
+          echo "Running shellcheck (excluding: $EXCLUDE_PATH)..."
+
 
-      - name: No scripts found
-        if: steps.check.outputs.found == 'false'
-        run: echo "No shell scripts found, skipping."
+          find . -type f -name "*.sh" -not -path "$EXCLUDE_PATH" -exec shellcheck {} + || true
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