diff --git a/tasks/auditd.yml b/tasks/auditd.yml
index 76b9bf4..c4cf1d0 100644
--- a/tasks/auditd.yml
+++ b/tasks/auditd.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     - V-38637
 
 - name: Check audit package contents for alterations with rpm (for V-38637)
-  shell: "rpmverify audit audit-libs | grep -v '\\.conf$' | wc -l"
+  shell: "rpmverify audit audit-libs | grep -v -E '\\.conf$|/var/log/audit'| wc -l"
   register: v38637_result
   changed_when: False
   when: ansible_pkg_mgr == 'yum'