diff --git a/test/falco_tests_exceptions.yaml b/test/falco_tests_exceptions.yaml
index 0b3b6b0d..f9f8f576 100644
--- a/test/falco_tests_exceptions.yaml
+++ b/test/falco_tests_exceptions.yaml
@@ -285,4 +285,25 @@ trace_files: !mux
       - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_comp.yaml
     trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
 
+  rule_exception_values_listref:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_values_listref_noparens:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref_noparens.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_values_list:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_list.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
 
diff --git a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_list.yaml b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_list.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..484f9559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_list.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+      comps: [=, in]
+      values:
+        - [cat, [cat /dev/zero, "cat /dev/null"]]
+  priority: WARNING
+
diff --git a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref.yaml b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52d2f306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+- list: cat_cmdlines
+  items: [cat /dev/zero, "cat /dev/null"]
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+      comps: [=, in]
+      values:
+        - [cat, (cat_cmdlines)]
+  priority: WARNING
+
diff --git a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref_noparens.yaml b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref_noparens.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0677d74a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref_noparens.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+- list: cat_cmdlines
+  items: [cat /dev/zero, "cat /dev/null"]
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+      comps: [=, in]
+      values:
+        - [cat, cat_cmdlines]
+  priority: WARNING
+