diff --git a/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/sonar-java.sh b/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/sonar-java.sh
index b7ade4d6..a959a52e 100755
--- a/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/sonar-java.sh
+++ b/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/sonar-java.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ mvn -f ${bamboo_build_working_directory}/$SERVICE_NAME-v1/pom.xml \
 echo "dependency-check:aggregate"
 mvn --no-transfer-progress \
     -f ${bamboo_build_working_directory}/$SERVICE_NAME-v1/pom.xml \
-    org.owasp:dependency-check-maven:aggregate
+    org.owasp:dependency-check-maven:aggregate \
+    -DknownExploitedEnabled=false
 
 if [[ -z "${bamboo_repository_pr_key}" ]]
 then