diff --git a/path-blacklist.txt b/path-blacklist.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5084a2fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/path-blacklist.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+lighthouse
+prism
+beacon
+nimbus
+ws
+arbitrum-classic
+hagall
+public
diff --git a/sync-status.sh b/sync-status.sh
index ac4f7e76..9c028409 100755
--- a/sync-status.sh
+++ b/sync-status.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 BASEPATH=/root/rpc
 source $BASEPATH/.env
-blacklist=("lighthouse" "prism" "beacon" "nimbus" "ws" "arbitrum-classic" "hagall" "public")
+
+blacklist=()
+while IFS= read -r line; do
+    # Add each line to the array
+    blacklist+=("$line")
+done < "path-blacklist.txt"
+
 pathlist=$(cat $BASEPATH/$1.yml | grep -oP "(?<=stripprefix\.prefixes).*\"" | cut -d'=' -f2- | sed 's/.$//')
 
 for path in $pathlist; do