diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index d709f6338e..63e72488fc 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -488,9 +488,12 @@ def write_new():
 ]
 
 linkcheck_exclude_documents = [
-    r"*migrating_to_v1*",
-    r"*migrating_to_v2*",
-    r"*old_changelog*"
+    r".*/migrating_to_v1.*",
+    r".*/migrating_to_v2.*",
+    r".*/old_changelog.*",
+    r"migrating_to_v1.*",
+    r"migrating_to_v2.*",
+    r"old_changelog.*"
 ]
 
 linkcheck_anchors_ignore_for_url = [r"https://github.com/Delitefully/DiscordLists"]