diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 561d403..056f277 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ Delete files not present in the local folder on the remote folder. Default `"fal
 
 ### `exclude`
 
-Ignore file(s) and/or directorie(s). Default `()`.
+Ignore file(s) and/or directorie(s). Default `""`.
 
-Fill an array of regex. E.g. `("^logs/", "^README.md")`
+Fill an array of regex. E.g. `"'^logs/' '^README.md'"`
 
 ### `disable_ssl_certificate_verification`
 
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ with:
   local_source_dir: "dist"
   dist_target_dir: "www/my-app"
   delete: "true"
-  exclude: ("^logs/", "^README.md")
+  exclude: "'^logs/' '^README.md'"
 ```
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 843723d..68e1946 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ inputs:
   exclude:
     description: "Ignore file(s) and/or directorie(s)"
     required: false
-    default: ()
+    default: ""
   disable_ssl_certificate_verification:
     description: "Disable SSL certificate verification"
     required: false
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 3b2318f..db262b2 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh -l
 
-lftp $INPUT_FTP_HOST -u $INPUT_FTP_USERNAME,$INPUT_FTP_PASSWORD -e "$([ "$INPUT_DISABLE_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION" == true ] && echo "set ssl:verify-certificate false;") mirror --verbose --reverse $([ "$INPUT_DELETE" == true ] && echo "--delete") $INPUT_LOCAL_SOURCE_DIR $INPUT_DIST_TARGET_DIR; exit"
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+# Construct the exclude commands
+for excludedPath in $INPUT_EXCLUDE
+do
+  EXCLUDE="$EXCLUDE --exclude $excludedPath"
+done
+
+lftp $INPUT_FTP_HOST -u $INPUT_FTP_USERNAME,$INPUT_FTP_PASSWORD -e "$([ "$INPUT_DISABLE_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION" == true ] && echo "set ssl:verify-certificate false;") mirror --verbose --reverse $([ "$INPUT_DELETE" == true ] && echo "--delete") $EXCLUDE $INPUT_LOCAL_SOURCE_DIR $INPUT_DIST_TARGET_DIR; exit"
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