diff --git a/.github/codeql/config.yml b/.github/codeql/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55aae894c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/codeql/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+paths-ignore:
+  - '__tests__/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index d2f05185a..cbe3b0a8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "CodeQL"
+name: 'CodeQL'
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       security-events: write
 
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        language: [ 'javascript' ]
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -29,7 +24,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
         with:
-          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          config-file: ./.github/codeql/config.yml
+          languages: javascript
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2