diff --git a/splunk/common-files/make-minimal-exclude.py b/splunk/common-files/make-minimal-exclude.py
index f461da17..54a9c3ce 100755
--- a/splunk/common-files/make-minimal-exclude.py
+++ b/splunk/common-files/make-minimal-exclude.py
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@
             print "*/etc/apps/gettingstarted*"
         else:
             print "*/etc/apps/splunk_metrics_workspace*"
+    elif int(m.group(1)) > 7:
+        print EXCLUDE_V7
+        print "*/etc/apps/splunk_metrics_workspace*"