diff --git a/src/forge/index.js b/src/forge/index.js
index a384012..2fdbfa4 100644
--- a/src/forge/index.js
+++ b/src/forge/index.js
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ const forgeCommand = function (program) {
       "Git URL, file path or npm package of a language-specific generator"
     )
     .option(
-      "-e, --exclude <glob>",
-      "A glob pattern that excludes files from the generator in the output",
-      ""
+      "-e, --exclude <glob...>",
+      "A glob pattern or patterns that exclude files from the generator in the output",
+      []
     )
     .option(
       "-o, --output <path>",
diff --git a/src/generate.js b/src/generate.js
index e3b2dca..66a0515 100644
--- a/src/generate.js
+++ b/src/generate.js
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ function processTemplateFactory(
   outputFolder
 ) {
   return async function (file) {
-    if (options.exclude && minimatch(file, options.exclude)) {
+    if (
+      options.exclude &&
+      options.exclude.some((excludeGlob) => minimatch(file, excludeGlob))
+    ) {
       return;
     }
     log.verbose(`\n${log.brightYellowForeground}${file}${log.resetStyling}`);
diff --git a/test/generate.test.js b/test/generate.test.js
index 00b3336..9765d47 100644
--- a/test/generate.test.js
+++ b/test/generate.test.js
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ const Handlebars = require("handlebars");
 
 const generate = require("../src/generate");
 const generatorResolver = require("../src/common/generatorResolver");
+const minimatch = require("minimatch");
 
 jest.mock("fs");
 jest.mock("path");
 jest.mock("handlebars");
+jest.mock("minimatch");
 jest.mock("../src/common/generatorResolver");
 
 describe("generate", () => {
@@ -50,7 +52,6 @@ describe("generate", () => {
       skipValidation: true,
       output: outDir,
     });
-    console.error(fs.copyFileSync.mock.calls);
     expect(fs.copyFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       `${generatorPath}/template/${fileName}.${fileExtension}`,
       `${outDir}/${fileName}.${fileExtension}`
@@ -113,6 +114,27 @@ describe("generate", () => {
       outCode
     );
   });
+  it("should not copy excluded files", async () => {
+    const file = "exampleFile.js";
+    mockReaddirSync({
+      helpers: [],
+      partials: [],
+      templates: [file],
+    });
+    minimatch.mockImplementation(
+      (fileToMatch, excludedFiles) =>
+        fileToMatch === file && excludedFiles.includes(file)
+    );
+    await generate(schemaPathOrUrl, generatorPath, {
+      skipValidation: true,
+      output: outDir,
+      exclude: [file],
+    });
+    expect(fs.copyFileSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(fs.readFileSync).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining(file)
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 function mockReaddirSync({ helpers, partials, templates }) {