diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 865442a1..36ad36ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ Please checkout [Trivy](https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/blob/main/LICENSE)
     <td>(Optional) Password to authenticate to the Docker registry. This is only required when you're trying to pull an image from your private registry</td>
     <td>''</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><code>allowed-list</code></td>
+    <td>(Optional) File path for the allowedlist</td>
+    <td>.github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 
 ## Action output
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ Here is a sample scan report:
 ```
 
 ## Ignoring vulnerabilities
-In case you would like the action to ignore any vulnerabilities and best practice checks, create an allowedlist file at the path `.github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml` in your repo. Here's an example allowedlist.yaml file.
+In case you would like the action to ignore any vulnerabilities and best practice checks, create an allowedlist file (default `.github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml`) in your repo. Here's an example allowedlist.yaml file.
 
 ```yaml
 general:
diff --git a/__tests__/allowedlistHandler.test.ts b/__tests__/allowedlistHandler.test.ts
index 74eba31f..5620bac9 100644
--- a/__tests__/allowedlistHandler.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/allowedlistHandler.test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('Initialize allowedlist file', () => {
 
     test('No allowedlist file is given', () => {
         const allowedlistHandler = require('../src/allowedlistHandler');
-        expect(allowedlistHandler.init).not.toThrow();
+        expect(() => allowedlistHandler.init(".github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml")).not.toThrow();
         expect(mockedFs.existsSync).not.toReturnWith(true);
         expect(mockedFs.existsSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     });
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('Initialize allowedlist file', () => {
         
         mockedFs.__setMockFiles(mockFile);
         const allowedlistHandler = require('../src/allowedlistHandler');
-        expect(allowedlistHandler.init).not.toThrow();
+        expect(() => allowedlistHandler.init(".github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml")).not.toThrow();
         expect(mockedFs.existsSync).toReturnWith(true);
         expect(mockedFs.existsSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
         expect(mockedFs.writeFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
@@ -50,7 +50,19 @@ describe('Initialize allowedlist file', () => {
         };
         mockedFs.__setMockFiles(mockFile);
         const allowedlistHandler = require('../src/allowedlistHandler');
-        expect(allowedlistHandler.init).not.toThrow();
+        expect(() => allowedlistHandler.init(".github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml")).not.toThrow();
+        expect(mockedFs.existsSync).toReturnWith(true);
+        expect(mockedFs.existsSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+        expect(mockedFs.writeFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    test('different file name is given', () => {
+        let mockFile = {
+            'test/.github/path/file.yml': '{general: {vulnerabilities: [CVE-2003-1307, CVE-2007-0086], bestPracticeViolations: [CIS-DI-0005, DKL-LI-0003]}}'
+        };
+        mockedFs.__setMockFiles(mockFile);
+        const allowedlistHandler = require('../src/allowedlistHandler');
+        expect(() => allowedlistHandler.init(".github/path/file.yaml")).not.toThrow();
         expect(mockedFs.existsSync).toReturnWith(true);
         expect(mockedFs.existsSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
         expect(mockedFs.writeFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@ describe('Initialize allowedlist file', () => {
         };
         mockedFs.__setMockFiles(mockFile);
         const allowedlistHandler = require('../src/allowedlistHandler');
-        expect(allowedlistHandler.init).toThrow();
+        expect(() => allowedlistHandler.init(".github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml")).toThrow();
         expect(mockedFs.writeFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
     });
 
@@ -72,7 +84,7 @@ describe('Initialize allowedlist file', () => {
         };
         mockedFs.__setMockFiles(mockFile);
         const allowedlistHandler = require('../src/allowedlistHandler');
-        expect(allowedlistHandler.init).not.toThrow();
+        expect(() => allowedlistHandler.init(".github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml")).not.toThrow();
         expect(mockedFs.writeFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 });
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 9b31296a..4a9577ea 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Github token'
     default: ${{ github.token }}
     required: true
+  allowed-list:
+    description: 'File path for the allowedlist'
+    default: '.github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml'
+    required: false
   run-quality-checks:
     description: 'Add additional checks to ensure the image is secure and follows best practices and CIS standards'
     default: 'true'
diff --git a/lib/allowedlistHandler.js b/lib/allowedlistHandler.js
index 12078b47..89923e3e 100644
--- a/lib/allowedlistHandler.js
+++ b/lib/allowedlistHandler.js
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ function initializeDockleAllowedlistPath() {
     //Dockle expects .dockleignore file at the root of the repo 
     dockleAllowedlistPath = `${process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']}/.dockleignore`;
 }
-function init() {
-    let allowedlistFilePath = `${process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']}/.github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml`;
+function init(allowedlistInput) {
+    let allowedlistFilePath = `${process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']}/${allowedlistInput.replace(/.yml$/, ".yaml")}`;
     if (!fs.existsSync(allowedlistFilePath)) {
-        allowedlistFilePath = `${process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']}/.github/containerscan/allowedlist.yml`;
+        allowedlistFilePath = allowedlistFilePath.replace(/.yaml$/, ".yml");
         if (!fs.existsSync(allowedlistFilePath)) {
             console.log("Could not find allowedlist file.");
             return;
diff --git a/lib/inputHelper.js b/lib/inputHelper.js
index 7fec74a3..70b4f433 100644
--- a/lib/inputHelper.js
+++ b/lib/inputHelper.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ exports.username = core.getInput("username");
 exports.password = core.getInput("password");
 exports.severityThreshold = core.getInput("severity-threshold");
 exports.runQualityChecks = core.getInput("run-quality-checks");
+exports.allowedList = core.getInput("allowed-list");
 function isRunQualityChecksEnabled() {
     return exports.runQualityChecks.toLowerCase() === "true";
 }
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index fdcf84a7..cb357f22 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const utils = __importStar(require("./utils"));
 function run() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         inputHelper.validateRequiredInputs();
-        allowedlistHandler.init();
+        allowedlistHandler.init(inputHelper.allowedList);
         const trivyResult = yield trivyHelper.runTrivy();
         const trivyStatus = trivyResult.status;
         if (trivyStatus === trivyHelper.TRIVY_EXIT_CODE) {
@@ -36,11 +36,10 @@ function run() {
         }
         else {
             const errors = utils.extractErrorsFromLogs(trivyHelper.getTrivyLogPath(), trivyHelper.trivyToolName);
-
             errors.forEach(err => {
                 core.error(err);
             });
-            throw new Error(`An error occurred while scanning container image: ${imageName} for vulnerabilities.`);
+            throw new Error(`An error occurred while scanning container image: ${inputHelper.imageName} for vulnerabilities.`);
         }
         let dockleStatus;
         if (inputHelper.isRunQualityChecksEnabled()) {
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 4eb951e8..25773b8a 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@ function getCheckText(trivyStatus, dockleStatus) {
         text = `${text}\n${separator}\n${dockleText}`;
     }
     return text;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/allowedlistHandler.ts b/src/allowedlistHandler.ts
index 313b3f69..258e705f 100644
--- a/src/allowedlistHandler.ts
+++ b/src/allowedlistHandler.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ function initializeDockleAllowedlistPath() {
     dockleAllowedlistPath = `${process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']}/.dockleignore`;
 }
 
-export function init() {
-    let allowedlistFilePath = `${process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']}/.github/containerscan/allowedlist.yaml`;
+export function init(allowedlistInput) {
+    let allowedlistFilePath = `${process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']}/${allowedlistInput.replace(/.yml$/, ".yaml")}`
+
     if (!fs.existsSync(allowedlistFilePath)) {
-        allowedlistFilePath = `${process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']}/.github/containerscan/allowedlist.yml`;
+        allowedlistFilePath = allowedlistFilePath.replace(/.yaml$/, ".yml")
         if (!fs.existsSync(allowedlistFilePath)) {
             console.log("Could not find allowedlist file.");
             return;
diff --git a/src/inputHelper.ts b/src/inputHelper.ts
index 03bcece4..06c8e365 100644
--- a/src/inputHelper.ts
+++ b/src/inputHelper.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const username = core.getInput("username");
 export const password = core.getInput("password");
 export const severityThreshold = core.getInput("severity-threshold");
 export const runQualityChecks = core.getInput("run-quality-checks");
+export const allowedList = core.getInput("allowed-list");
 
 export function isRunQualityChecksEnabled(): boolean {
     return runQualityChecks.toLowerCase() === "true";
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index e0f70f5e..d4d24895 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as utils from './utils';
 
 export async function run(): Promise<void> {
     inputHelper.validateRequiredInputs();
-    allowedlistHandler.init();
+    allowedlistHandler.init(inputHelper.allowedList);
     const trivyResult = await trivyHelper.runTrivy();
     const trivyStatus = trivyResult.status;