diff --git a/checkov/common/runners/base_runner.py b/checkov/common/runners/base_runner.py
index 61c67d08e0..3d8aa896c8 100644
--- a/checkov/common/runners/base_runner.py
+++ b/checkov/common/runners/base_runner.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def filter_ignored_paths(
         compiled = []
         for p in excluded_paths:
             try:
-                compiled.append(re.compile(p.replace(".terraform", r"\.terraform")))
+                compiled.append(re.compile(re.escape(p) if re.match(r'^\.[^\.]', p) else p))
             except re.error:
                 # do not add compiled paths that aren't regexes
                 continue