diff --git a/scripts/auto-formatter.sh b/scripts/auto-formatter.sh
index f2f8b932..d25b67ea 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-formatter.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-formatter.sh
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ fi
 
 cpp_format="clang-format"
 file_selectors="-iname *.h -o -iname *.cpp -o -iname *.c -o -iname *.tpp"
-file_excludes="-not -path '*translateObjects.cpp' -not -path '*translateEvents.cpp'"
+file_excludes="-not -path '*translateObjects.cpp' - -not -path '*translateEvents.cpp'"
 if command -v ${cpp_format} &> /dev/null; then
   for dir in ${folder_list[@]}; do
     echo "Auto-formatting C/C++ files in ${dir} recursively"
-    find ${dir} ${file_selectors} ${file_excludes} | xargs ${cpp_format} --style=file -i
+    find ${dir} ${file_excludes} ${file_selectors} | xargs ${cpp_format} --style=file -i
   done
   find ./unittest ${file_selectors} -o -type d -name build -prune | \
 	xargs clang-format --style=file -i