diff --git a/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/Workspace/Handlers/ConfigurationHandler.cs b/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/Workspace/Handlers/ConfigurationHandler.cs
index f56faf4e0..b77b327ca 100644
--- a/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/Workspace/Handlers/ConfigurationHandler.cs
+++ b/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/Workspace/Handlers/ConfigurationHandler.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public async Task<Unit> Handle(DidChangeConfigurationParams request, Cancellatio
             }
             if (incomingSettings.Search?.Exclude != null)
             {
-                foreach(KeyValuePair<string, bool> patternEntry in incomingSettings.Files.Exclude)
+                foreach(KeyValuePair<string, bool> patternEntry in incomingSettings.Search.Exclude)
                 {
                     if (patternEntry.Value && !excludeFilePatterns.Contains(patternEntry.Key)) { excludeFilePatterns.Add(patternEntry.Key); }
                 }