diff --git a/src/routes/cours.rs b/src/routes/cours.rs
index 93b3291..3464930 100644
--- a/src/routes/cours.rs
+++ b/src/routes/cours.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ fn compile_patterns(exclusion_list: Vec<String>) -> Vec<Regex> {
         .collect()
 }
 
-fn get_filetree(dir_path: &str, exclusion_patterns: &Vec<Regex>) -> FileNode {
+fn get_filetree(
+    dir_path: &str,
+    exclusion_list: &[String],
+    exclusion_patterns: &[Regex],
+) -> FileNode {
     let children = std::fs::read_dir(dir_path)
         .unwrap()
         .filter_map(Result::ok)
@@ -55,7 +59,13 @@ fn get_filetree(dir_path: &str, exclusion_patterns: &Vec<Regex>) -> FileNode {
             let entry_path = entry.path();
             let entry_name = entry_path.file_name()?.to_string_lossy().to_string();
 
-            // Exclude element with the exclusion_list
+            // Exclusion checks
+            if exclusion_list
+                .iter()
+                .any(|excluded_term| entry_name.contains(excluded_term.as_str()))
+            {
+                return None;
+            }
             if exclusion_patterns.iter().any(|re| re.is_match(&entry_name)) {
                 return None;
             }
@@ -68,8 +78,11 @@ fn get_filetree(dir_path: &str, exclusion_patterns: &Vec<Regex>) -> FileNode {
                 })
             } else {
                 // Exclude empty directories
-                let children_of_children =
-                    get_filetree(entry_path.to_str().unwrap(), exclusion_patterns);
+                let children_of_children = get_filetree(
+                    entry_path.to_str().unwrap(),
+                    exclusion_list,
+                    exclusion_patterns,
+                );
                 if children_of_children.is_dir && children_of_children.children.is_empty() {
                     None
                 } else {
@@ -95,16 +108,20 @@ fn get_content(
     cours_dir: &str,
     path: &web::Query<PathRequest>,
     exclusion_list: &[String],
+    exclusion_patterns: &[Regex],
 ) -> Option<File> {
     let filename = path.q.as_ref().map_or("index.md", |q| q);
 
-    // We should support regex?
+    // Exclusion checks
     if exclusion_list
         .iter()
         .any(|excluded_term| filename.contains(excluded_term.as_str()))
     {
         return None;
     }
+    if exclusion_patterns.iter().any(|re| re.is_match(filename)) {
+        return None;
+    }
 
     read_file(
         &format!("{cours_dir}/{filename}"),
@@ -114,9 +131,23 @@ fn get_content(
 
 fn build_page(info: &web::Query<PathRequest>, config: Config) -> String {
     let cours_dir = "data/cours";
-    let exclusion_list = config.fc.exclude_courses.unwrap();
-    let exclusion_patterns = compile_patterns(exclusion_list.clone());
-    let filetree = get_filetree(cours_dir, &exclusion_patterns);
+
+    let (ep, el): (_, Vec<String>) = config
+        .fc
+        .exclude_courses
+        .unwrap()
+        .into_iter()
+        .partition(|item| item.starts_with('/'));
+
+    let exclusion_list = {
+        let mut base = vec!["../".to_owned()];
+        base.extend(el);
+        base
+    };
+    let exclusion_patterns: Vec<Regex> =
+        compile_patterns(ep.iter().map(|r| r[1..r.len() - 1].to_owned()).collect());
+
+    let filetree = get_filetree(cours_dir, &exclusion_list, &exclusion_patterns);
 
     config.tmpl.render(
         "cours.html",
@@ -126,7 +157,7 @@ fn build_page(info: &web::Query<PathRequest>, config: Config) -> String {
                 ..NavBar::default()
             },
             filetree: serde_json::to_string(&filetree).unwrap(),
-            content: get_content(cours_dir, info, &exclusion_list),
+            content: get_content(cours_dir, info, &exclusion_list, &exclusion_patterns),
         },
         InfosPage {
             title: Some("Cours".into()),