diff --git a/.architecture-rules.yaml b/.architecture-rules.yaml
index 73c62cb9..480a59ce 100644
--- a/.architecture-rules.yaml
+++ b/.architecture-rules.yaml
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ ignore:
     - "**/__pycache__/**"
     - "**/migrations/**"
     - "**/node_modules/**"
+    - "**/.venv/**"
+    - "**/venv/**"
+    - ".venv/**"
+    - "venv/**"
 
   patterns:
     # Allow HTTPException in specific files
diff --git a/scripts/validate_architecture.py b/scripts/validate_architecture.py
index a2587b12..55125df3 100755
--- a/scripts/validate_architecture.py
+++ b/scripts/validate_architecture.py
@@ -557,9 +557,18 @@ class ArchitectureValidator:
         """Check if file should be ignored"""
         ignore_patterns = self.config.get("ignore", {}).get("files", [])
 
+        # Convert to string for easier matching
+        file_path_str = str(file_path)
+
         for pattern in ignore_patterns:
+            # Check if any part of the path matches the pattern
             if file_path.match(pattern):
                 return True
+            # Also check if pattern appears in the path (for .venv, venv, etc.)
+            if "/.venv/" in file_path_str or file_path_str.startswith(".venv/"):
+                return True
+            if "/venv/" in file_path_str or file_path_str.startswith("venv/"):
+                return True
 
         return False