diff --git a/script/coverity_parser.py b/script/coverity_parser.py
index a458da5..cac89a6 100644
--- a/script/coverity_parser.py
+++ b/script/coverity_parser.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
         if group["occurrences"][0]["checker"] in _rule_exclusions:
             return False
         for skip_dir in IGNORED_DIRS:
-            if group["file"].lstrip("/").startswith(skip_dir):
+            if group["occurrences"][0]["file"].lstrip("/").startswith(skip_dir):
                 return False
         # unless we're showing all groups, remove the groups that are in both
         # golden and branch