diff --git a/build/scripts/sanitycheck.py b/build/scripts/sanitycheck.py
index a1bf521970..06b33c3a61 100644
--- a/build/scripts/sanitycheck.py
+++ b/build/scripts/sanitycheck.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # Add paths to exclude from sanity checks here
 exclude_folders = [
-    "src/OpenTelemetry.SemanticConventions"
+    "src/OpenTelemetry.SemanticConventions/Attributes"
 ]
 # Normalize paths so they work in windows/unix
 exclude_folders = [os.path.normpath(folder) for folder in exclude_folders]