diff --git a/codecov_cli/helpers/folder_searcher.py b/codecov_cli/helpers/folder_searcher.py
index 8b7f35dfa..ece969a4e 100644
--- a/codecov_cli/helpers/folder_searcher.py
+++ b/codecov_cli/helpers/folder_searcher.py
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ def _is_included(
     multipart_include_regex: Optional[Pattern],
     path: pathlib.Path,
 ):
-    return filename_include_regex.match(path.name) and (
+    try:
+        path_name = path.name
+    except TypeError:
+        logger.warning(f"Unable to determine name for path: {path}")
+        return False
+    return filename_include_regex.match(path_name) and (
         multipart_include_regex is None
         or multipart_include_regex.match(path.resolve().as_posix())
     )
diff --git a/codecov_cli/plugins/gcov.py b/codecov_cli/plugins/gcov.py
index 7cc3ce7f9..96ffbe9af 100644
--- a/codecov_cli/plugins/gcov.py
+++ b/codecov_cli/plugins/gcov.py
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         self.executable = executable or "gcov"
         self.extra_arguments = extra_arguments or []
-        self.folders_to_ignore = folders_to_ignore or []
+        default_folders_to_ignore = ["node_modules", ".git", "vendor"]
+        self.folders_to_ignore = list(
+            set(default_folders_to_ignore + (folders_to_ignore or []))
+        )
         self.patterns_to_ignore = patterns_to_ignore or []
         self.patterns_to_include = patterns_to_include or []
         self.project_root = project_root or pathlib.Path(os.getcwd())