diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index e1127cb48..de706cc85 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ Settings available (in your VSCode workspace) for each of the linters:
 	"lint": true, //enable all lint cops.
 	"only": [/* array: Run only the specified cop(s) and/or cops in the specified departments. */],
 	"except": [/* array: Run all cops enabled by configuration except the specified cop(s) and/or departments. */],
+	"forceExclusion": true, //Add --force-exclusion option
 	"require": [/* array: Require Ruby files. */],
 	"rails": true //Run extra rails cops
 }
diff --git a/src/lint/lib/linters/RuboCop.js b/src/lint/lib/linters/RuboCop.js
index d0b1b68da..96c1cce08 100644
--- a/src/lint/lib/linters/RuboCop.js
+++ b/src/lint/lib/linters/RuboCop.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ function RuboCop(opts) {
 
 	this.args = ["-s", "{path}", "-f", "json"] ;
 
+	if (opts.forceExclusion) this.args.push("--force-exclusion");
 	if (opts.lint) this.args.push("-l");
 	if (opts.only) this.args = this.args.concat("--only", opts.only.join(','));
 	if (opts.except) this.args = this.args.concat("--except", opts.except.join(','));
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ RuboCop.prototype.processResult = function (data) {
 		return [];
 	}
 	let offenses = JSON.parse(data);
+	if (offenses.summary.offense_count == 0) {
+		return [];
+	}
 	return (offenses.files || [{
 		offenses: []
 	}])[0].offenses;