diff --git a/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/ArchUnitImportOptions.java b/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/ArchUnitImportOptions.java
index 9e62666c42..ad5e4e8ba7 100644
--- a/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/ArchUnitImportOptions.java
+++ b/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/ArchUnitImportOptions.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 package mercedesbenz.com.sechub.archunit;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import com.tngtech.archunit.core.importer.ImportOption;
 
 public class ArchUnitImportOptions {
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@ public class ArchUnitImportOptions {
         return !location.contains("/test/"); // ignore any URI to sources that contains '/test/'
     };
 
+    static List<ImportOption> ignoreFolders = new ArchUnitRuntimeSupport().createImportOptionsIgnoreFolder(); // ignore specific folders e.g. build folders
+
     static ImportOption ignoreSechubOpenAPIJava = location -> {
         return !location.contains("/sechub-openapi-java/"); // ignore any URI to sources that contains '/sechub-openapi-java/'
     };
diff --git a/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/ArchUnitRuntimeSupport.java b/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/ArchUnitRuntimeSupport.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de16e2d3f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/ArchUnitRuntimeSupport.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package mercedesbenz.com.sechub.archunit;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import com.tngtech.archunit.core.importer.ImportOption;
+
+class ArchUnitRuntimeSupport {
+
+    public List<ImportOption> createImportOptionsIgnoreFolder() {
+        List<ImportOption> importOptions = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        // comma seperated list of folders to ignore e.g. build folders from different
+        // builds
+        String folderToIgnore = System.getProperty("sechub.archunit.ignoreFolders");
+        if (folderToIgnore == null || folderToIgnore.isBlank()) {
+            return importOptions;
+        }
+
+        String[] folders = folderToIgnore.split(",");
+        for (String folder : folders) {
+            importOptions.add(location -> !location.contains(folder));
+        }
+        return importOptions;
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/CodingRulesTest.java b/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/CodingRulesTest.java
index 57c1272f0b..4e02386977 100644
--- a/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/CodingRulesTest.java
+++ b/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/CodingRulesTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ void classes_should_not_use_deprecated_members() {
         /* @formatter:off */
         JavaClasses importedClasses = new ClassFileImporter()
                 .withImportOption(ignoreAllTests)
+                .withImportOptions(ignoreFolders)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreSechubOpenAPIJava)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreNessusAdapter)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreNessusProduct)
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ void test_classes_should_be_in_the_same_package_as_implementation() {
         /* prepare */
         /* @formatter:off */
         JavaClasses importedClasses = new ClassFileImporter()
+                .withImportOptions(ignoreFolders)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreSechubOpenAPIJava)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreSechubApiJava)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreDocGen)
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ void classes_should_not_use_standard_streams() {
         /* @formatter:off */
         JavaClasses importedClasses = new ClassFileImporter()
                 .withImportOption(ignoreAllTests)
+                .withImportOptions(ignoreFolders)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreSechubOpenAPIJava)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreIntegrationTest)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreDocGen)
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ private JavaClasses ignoreTestGeneratedAndDeprecatedPackages() {
         /* @formatter:off */
         return new ClassFileImporter()
                 .withImportOption(ignoreAllTests)
+                .withImportOptions(ignoreFolders)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreSechubOpenAPIJava)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreNessusAdapter)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreNessusProduct)
diff --git a/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/DomainAccessRulesTest.java b/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/DomainAccessRulesTest.java
index 0e7c36aaec..b3e4666739 100644
--- a/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/DomainAccessRulesTest.java
+++ b/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/DomainAccessRulesTest.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ void no_class_in_one_domain_communicate_with_another_domain(String domainToTest)
         /* prepare */
         /* @formatter:off */
         JavaClasses importedClasses = new ClassFileImporter()
+                .withImportOptions(ignoreFolders)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreDevelopertools)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreJarFiles)
                 .importPath(SECHUB_ROOT_PATH);
diff --git a/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/NamingConventionTest.java b/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/NamingConventionTest.java
index d212d12372..6c372da8d3 100644
--- a/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/NamingConventionTest.java
+++ b/sechub-archunit-test/src/test/java/mercedesbenz/com/sechub/archunit/NamingConventionTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void classes_in_test_packages_containing_test_or_assert_in_name() {
         /* prepare */
         /* @formatter:off */
         JavaClasses importedClasses = new ClassFileImporter()
+                .withImportOptions(ignoreFolders)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreSechubOpenAPIJava)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreSechubTestframework)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreSharedkernelTest)
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ void service_annotated_classes_contain_service_or_executor_in_name() {
         /* prepare */
         /* @formatter:off */
         JavaClasses importedClasses = new ClassFileImporter()
+                .withImportOptions(ignoreFolders)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreAllTests)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreSechubOpenAPIJava)
                 .withImportOption(ignoreJarFiles)