diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ef27cfcf..385a7144 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v2.3.0
+    exclude: ^pelican/tests/output/
     hooks:
       - id: check-added-large-files
       - id: check-ast