diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7492b9fa..22fd84970 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -372,10 +372,13 @@ Resolves to:
     {
       "enable": true,
       "port": 9856,
-      "httpsPort": 9857
+      "httpsPort": 9857,
+      "excludeRoutes": []
     }
     ```
 
+  - `excludeRoutes`: Reload auto script injection happens on all HTML routes by default unless specified in `excludeRoutes`. An array of valid glob patterns is accepted
+
 - `htmlValidator`: Parameters to send to [express-html-validator](https://github.com/rooseveltframework/express-html-validator#configuration). This feature is only available in development mode.
 
   - `enable`: *[Boolean]* Enables or disables the built-in HTML validator.
diff --git a/lib/defaults/config.json b/lib/defaults/config.json
index 7a813e73b..e0a3daad7 100644
--- a/lib/defaults/config.json
+++ b/lib/defaults/config.json
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
     "enable": true,
     "port": 9856,
     "httpsPort": 9857,
-    "verbose": false
+    "verbose": false,
+    "excludeRoutes": []
   },
   "cores": 1,
   "shutdownTimeout": 30000,
diff --git a/lib/injectReload.js b/lib/injectReload.js
index 5c56a5b5a..36fc2915d 100644
--- a/lib/injectReload.js
+++ b/lib/injectReload.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 // Injects <script> tag containing "reload.js"
+
+const minimatch = require('minimatch')
+
 module.exports = function (app) {
   const reloadParams = app.get('params').frontendReload
 
   // check that Reload is enabled and app is running in development mode
   if (app.get('env') === 'development' && reloadParams.enable) {
     app.use(require('tamper')((req, res) => {
-      if (res.getHeader('Content-Type') && res.getHeader('Content-Type').includes('text/html')) {
+      // Check to make sure requested URL isn't the exclude routes configured and if type HTML append the reload frontend script
+      if (!matchUrlPatterns(req.url, reloadParams.excludeRoutes) && res.getHeader('Content-Type') && res.getHeader('Content-Type').includes('text/html')) {
         return (body) => {
           const pos = body.lastIndexOf('</body>')
           body = body.substring(0, pos) + `<!-- Injected by Roosevelt for frontend reload functionality -->\n<script src='/reload${getProtocol(req.protocol)}/reload.js'></script>\n</body>` + body.substring(pos + 7)
@@ -19,4 +23,8 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
   function getProtocol (protocol) {
     return protocol.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + protocol.slice(1)
   }
+
+  function matchUrlPatterns (url, patterns) {
+    return patterns.some(pattern => minimatch(url, pattern))
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/sourceParams.js b/lib/sourceParams.js
index 92d593a5a..93a4a7a2a 100644
--- a/lib/sourceParams.js
+++ b/lib/sourceParams.js
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ module.exports = (params, app, appSchema) => {
       },
       verbose: {
         default: defaults.frontendReload.verbose
+      },
+      excludeRoutes: {
+        default: defaults.frontendReload.excludeRoutes
       }
     },
     cores: {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d501a2b4e..9a682f2fe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         "klaw": "4.1.0",
         "klaw-sync": "6.0.0",
         "method-override": "3.0.0",
+        "minimatch": "10.0.1",
         "morgan": "1.10.0",
         "node-forge": "1.3.1",
         "page": "1.11.6",
@@ -259,6 +260,17 @@
         "node": "^18.18.0 || ^20.9.0 || >=21.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@eslint/config-array/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@eslint/config-array/node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "4.3.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.5.tgz",
@@ -276,6 +288,19 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@eslint/config-array/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@eslint/config-array/node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -311,6 +336,17 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-8+9WqebbFzpX9OR+Wa6O29asIogeRMzcGtAINdpMHHyAg10f05aSFVBbcEqGf/PXw1EjAZ+q2/bEBg3DvurK3Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "4.3.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.5.tgz",
@@ -340,6 +376,19 @@
         "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -391,6 +440,17 @@
         "node": ">=10.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@humanwhocodes/config-array/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@humanwhocodes/config-array/node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "4.3.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.5.tgz",
@@ -408,6 +468,19 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@humanwhocodes/config-array/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@humanwhocodes/config-array/node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -1365,12 +1438,12 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "1.1.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XnAIvQ8eM+kC6aULx6wuQiwVsnzsi9d3WxzV3FpWTGA19F621kwdbsAcFKXgKUHZWsy+mY6iL1sHTxWEFCytDA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
-        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/braces": {
@@ -1876,7 +1949,8 @@
     "node_modules/concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/Srv4dswyQNBfohGpz9o6Yb3Gz3SrUDqBH5rTuhGR7ahtlbYKnVxw2bCFMRljaA7EXHaXZ8wsHdodFvbkhKmqg=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-/Srv4dswyQNBfohGpz9o6Yb3Gz3SrUDqBH5rTuhGR7ahtlbYKnVxw2bCFMRljaA7EXHaXZ8wsHdodFvbkhKmqg==",
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/content-disposition": {
       "version": "0.5.4",
@@ -2901,6 +2975,30 @@
         "eslint": ">=7.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/eslint-plugin-n/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/eslint-plugin-n/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/eslint-plugin-promise": {
       "version": "6.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-promise/-/eslint-plugin-promise-6.2.0.tgz",
@@ -2972,6 +3070,17 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/eslint"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/eslint/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/eslint/node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "4.3.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.6.tgz",
@@ -2990,6 +3099,19 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/eslint/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/eslint/node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -3712,32 +3834,6 @@
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       "integrity": "sha512-lkX1HJXwyMcprw/5YUZc2s7DrpAiHB21/V+E1rHUrVNokkvB6bqMzT0VfV6/86ZNabt1k14YOIaT7nDvOX3Iiw=="
     },
-    "node_modules/glob/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XnAIvQ8eM+kC6aULx6wuQiwVsnzsi9d3WxzV3FpWTGA19F621kwdbsAcFKXgKUHZWsy+mY6iL1sHTxWEFCytDA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "10.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ethXTt3SGGR+95gudmqJ1eNhRO7eGEGIgYA9vnPatK4/etz2MEVDno5GMCibdMTuBMyElzIlgxMna3K94XDIDQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "brace-expansion": "^2.0.1"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "20 || >=22"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/globals": {
       "version": "14.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/globals/-/globals-14.0.0.tgz",
@@ -3988,15 +4084,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/epoberezkin"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/html-validate/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XnAIvQ8eM+kC6aULx6wuQiwVsnzsi9d3WxzV3FpWTGA19F621kwdbsAcFKXgKUHZWsy+mY6iL1sHTxWEFCytDA==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/html-validate/node_modules/glob": {
       "version": "10.4.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-10.4.5.tgz",
@@ -4258,6 +4345,30 @@
         "minimatch": "^3.0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ignore-walk/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/ignore-walk/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/image-size": {
       "version": "0.5.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/image-size/-/image-size-0.5.5.tgz",
@@ -5353,14 +5464,18 @@
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     "node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "version": "10.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ethXTt3SGGR+95gudmqJ1eNhRO7eGEGIgYA9vnPatK4/etz2MEVDno5GMCibdMTuBMyElzIlgxMna3K94XDIDQ==",
+      "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+        "brace-expansion": "^2.0.1"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "*"
+        "node": "20 || >=22"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/minimist": {
@@ -5427,16 +5542,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Python-2.0"
     },
-    "node_modules/mocha/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XnAIvQ8eM+kC6aULx6wuQiwVsnzsi9d3WxzV3FpWTGA19F621kwdbsAcFKXgKUHZWsy+mY6iL1sHTxWEFCytDA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0"
-      }
-    },
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       "version": "7.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cliui/-/cliui-7.0.4.tgz",
@@ -5816,6 +5921,16 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/nodemon"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/nodemon/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/nodemon/node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "4.3.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.6.tgz",
@@ -5842,6 +5957,18 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/nodemon/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/nodemon/node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -6869,6 +6996,17 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/rimraf/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/rimraf/node_modules/glob": {
       "version": "7.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.2.3.tgz",
@@ -6890,6 +7028,19 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/rimraf/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/roosevelt-logger": {
       "version": "0.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/roosevelt-logger/-/roosevelt-logger-0.2.3.tgz",
@@ -7481,6 +7632,17 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-8+9WqebbFzpX9OR+Wa6O29asIogeRMzcGtAINdpMHHyAg10f05aSFVBbcEqGf/PXw1EjAZ+q2/bEBg3DvurK3Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/standard/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/standard/node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "4.3.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.5.tgz",
@@ -7800,6 +7962,19 @@
         "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/standard/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/standard/node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -8112,6 +8287,17 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/stylus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/stylus/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/stylus/node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "4.3.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.5.tgz",
@@ -8150,6 +8336,19 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/stylus/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/stylus/node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -8398,15 +8597,6 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/test-exclude/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XnAIvQ8eM+kC6aULx6wuQiwVsnzsi9d3WxzV3FpWTGA19F621kwdbsAcFKXgKUHZWsy+mY6iL1sHTxWEFCytDA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/test-exclude/node_modules/glob": {
       "version": "10.4.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-10.4.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 874341aee..b49a26b8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "klaw": "4.1.0",
     "klaw-sync": "6.0.0",
     "method-override": "3.0.0",
+    "minimatch": "10.0.1",
     "morgan": "1.10.0",
     "node-forge": "1.3.1",
     "page": "1.11.6",
diff --git a/test/frontendReload.js b/test/frontendReload.js
index c8e9d59fb..1ddb0e7cf 100644
--- a/test/frontendReload.js
+++ b/test/frontendReload.js
@@ -163,6 +163,35 @@ describe('frontend reload', () => {
     assert(res.text.includes('<script src=\'/reloadHttp/reload.js\'></script>'))
   })
 
+  it('should exclude multiple glob paths for auto inject reload script into rendered html', async () => {
+    // configure and start roosevelt
+
+    const app = await startRoosevelt({
+      ...config,
+      frontendReload: {
+        ...config.frontendReload,
+        excludeRoutes: [
+          '/HTMLTest/*',
+          '/HTMLTest2'
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    // check that reload script is injected into response bodies
+    const res1 = await request(app)
+      .get('/HTMLTest/nested')
+
+    const res2 = await request(app)
+      .get('/HTMLTest2')
+
+    // shut down the roosevelt server
+    await killRoosevelt(app, 'HTTP')
+    await app.get('reloadHttpServer').closeServer()
+
+    assert(!res1.text.includes('<script src=\'/reloadHttp/reload.js\'></script>'))
+    assert(!res2.text.includes('<script src=\'/reloadHttp/reload.js\'></script>'))
+  })
+
   it('should not start reload in prod mode', async () => {
     // configure and start roosevelt
     const app = await startRoosevelt({
diff --git a/test/util/mvc/controllers/plainHTMLController.js b/test/util/mvc/controllers/plainHTMLController.js
index a069a129d..6159a233c 100644
--- a/test/util/mvc/controllers/plainHTMLController.js
+++ b/test/util/mvc/controllers/plainHTMLController.js
@@ -7,4 +7,18 @@ module.exports = (router) => {
     // send the plain HTML page back
     res.sendFile(htmlPath)
   })
+
+  router.route('/HTMLTest/nested').get((req, res) => {
+    // save the path of the plain HTML page
+    const htmlPath = path.join(__dirname, '../views/plainHTMLTest.html')
+    // send the plain HTML page back
+    res.sendFile(htmlPath)
+  })
+
+  router.route('/HTMLTest2').get((req, res) => {
+    // save the path of the plain HTML page
+    const htmlPath = path.join(__dirname, '../views/plainHTMLTest.html')
+    // send the plain HTML page back
+    res.sendFile(htmlPath)
+  })
 }