diff --git a/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md b/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md
index ab5ea9ae9..5ca82edaa 100755
--- a/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md
+++ b/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md
@@ -2561,7 +2561,7 @@ extensions:
 </div>
 <div class="dt">
 
-ExtensionDenylist is the list of file extensions to deny during matching.
+DenyList is the list of file, directories or extensions to deny during matching.
 
 By default, it contains some non-interesting extensions that are hardcoded
 in nuclei.
diff --git a/nuclei-jsonschema.json b/nuclei-jsonschema.json
index 156090895..d7de55a24 100755
--- a/nuclei-jsonschema.json
+++ b/nuclei-jsonschema.json
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "type": "array",
-          "title": "extensions to deny match",
-          "description": "List of file extensions to deny during matching"
+          "title": "denylist",
+          "description": "List of files"
         },
         "id": {
           "type": "string",
diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go b/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go
index e1b739e9f..a3adad887 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go
@@ -1139,8 +1139,8 @@ func init() {
 	FILERequestDoc.Fields[4].Name = "denylist"
 	FILERequestDoc.Fields[4].Type = "[]string"
 	FILERequestDoc.Fields[4].Note = ""
-	FILERequestDoc.Fields[4].Description = "ExtensionDenylist is the list of file extensions to deny during matching.\n\nBy default, it contains some non-interesting extensions that are hardcoded\nin nuclei."
-	FILERequestDoc.Fields[4].Comments[encoder.LineComment] = "ExtensionDenylist is the list of file extensions to deny during matching."
+	FILERequestDoc.Fields[4].Description = "DenyList is the list of file, directories or extensions to deny during matching.\n\nBy default, it contains some non-interesting extensions that are hardcoded\nin nuclei."
+	FILERequestDoc.Fields[4].Comments[encoder.LineComment] = "DenyList is the list of file, directories or extensions to deny during matching."
 
 	FILERequestDoc.Fields[4].AddExample("", []string{".avi", ".mov", ".mp3"})
 	FILERequestDoc.Fields[5].Name = "id"