diff --git a/ado-codeql.yml b/ado-codeql.yml
index 0474b59ab..65f970b48 100644
--- a/ado-codeql.yml
+++ b/ado-codeql.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ jobs:
     - task: CodeQL3000Init@0
       inputs:
         Enabled: true
-        Language: javascript 
+        Language: javascript
+        ExcludePathPatterns: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/tests/**/*.java, $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/tests/**/*.py, $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/tests
 
-    # Build tasks
+    # Build tasks no needed for javascript
     # CodeQL WILL NOT WORK for compiled languages if there are no build tasks here
-    - pwsh: '& .\release.ps1'
-      displayName: 'Build project with javascript library'
+    #- pwsh: '& .\release.ps1'
+    #  displayName: 'Build project with javascript library'
 
     - task: CodeQL3000Finalize@0
       condition: always()
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