diff --git a/templates/audit/98_auditd_exception.rules.j2 b/templates/audit/98_auditd_exception.rules.j2
index 4bc8909..a453f3b 100644
--- a/templates/audit/98_auditd_exception.rules.j2
+++ b/templates/audit/98_auditd_exception.rules.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # This file contains users whose actions are not logged by auditd
 {% if allow_auditd_uid_user_exclusions %} 
 {% for user in rhel9cis_auditd_uid_exclude %}
--F uid!={{ user }}
+-a never,user -F uid!={{ user }} -F auid!={{ user }}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
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