diff --git a/src/adapter/scriptSkipper/simpleGlobToRe.test.ts b/src/adapter/scriptSkipper/simpleGlobToRe.test.ts
index fee89847d..07c607306 100644
--- a/src/adapter/scriptSkipper/simpleGlobToRe.test.ts
+++ b/src/adapter/scriptSkipper/simpleGlobToRe.test.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ describe('simpleGlobsToRe', () => {
         'file:///hello/foo/bin/filename.js': false,
       },
     },
+    {
+      globs: ['**/foo/**/*.js'],
+      matches: {
+        'file:///hello/foo/bar.js': true,
+        'file:///hello/foo/bin/bar.js': true,
+        'file:///hello/foobar.js': false,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      globs: ['**/foo/**', '!**/foo/**/bar/**'],
+      matches: {
+        'file:///hello/foo/bin/baz': true,
+        'file:///hello/foo/bar/baz': false,
+        'file:///hello/foo/bin/bar/baz': false,
+      },
+    },
   ];
 
   for (const { globs, matches } of truthTable) {
diff --git a/src/adapter/scriptSkipper/simpleGlobToRe.ts b/src/adapter/scriptSkipper/simpleGlobToRe.ts
index 89f505295..5a0c89d74 100644
--- a/src/adapter/scriptSkipper/simpleGlobToRe.ts
+++ b/src/adapter/scriptSkipper/simpleGlobToRe.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function globToRe(glob: string, processPart = escapeRegexSpecialChars) {
       } else if (j === parts.length - 1) {
         // nothing more needed!
       } else {
-        regexParts.push('.*/');
+        regexParts.push('(.*/)?'); // zero or more directories
       }
     } else {
       if (p.includes('*')) {