diff --git a/scripts/pipeline.py b/scripts/pipeline.py
index 792b0420..b854a129 100644
--- a/scripts/pipeline.py
+++ b/scripts/pipeline.py
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ def parse_pack_exclusions(output: str) -> dict[str, int]:
     for line in output.splitlines():
         label_match = re.match(r"Generating (?:shared )?pack for (.+)\.\.\.", line)
         if label_match:
-            current_label = re.sub(
-                r"\s+\[source=[^\]]+\]$", "", label_match.group(1).strip()
-            )
+            # The same reading as parse_pack_counts: a reduced variant must
+            # not overwrite the full pack's count under the shared label.
+            current_label = _full_pack_label(label_match.group(1).strip())
             continue
-        if "files packed" not in line:
+        if not current_label or "files packed" not in line:
             continue
         excluded_match = re.search(r"(\d+) unsafe excluded", line)
         exclusions[current_label] = (
diff --git a/tests/test_audit_regressions.py b/tests/test_audit_regressions.py
index e1f1f2a0..b5a6c6db 100644
--- a/tests/test_audit_regressions.py
+++ b/tests/test_audit_regressions.py
@@ -511,6 +511,16 @@ class PipelineRegressions(unittest.TestCase):
         ])
         self.assertEqual(pipeline.parse_pack_counts(output), {"RetroArch": (535, 535)})
 
+    def test_exclusions_read_only_the_full_variant(self):
+        """--all-variants printed six packs under one label; the last won."""
+        output = "\n".join([
+            "Generating pack for Batocera [source=full]...",
+            "  a.zip: 5 files packed (5 baseline + 0 from cores), 5/5 files OK, 3 unsafe excluded",
+            "Generating pack for Batocera [source=truth, required]...",
+            "  b.zip: 2 files packed (0 baseline + 2 from cores), 2/2 files OK",
+        ])
+        self.assertEqual(pipeline.parse_pack_exclusions(output), {"Batocera": 3})
+
     def test_slot_step_reaches_the_summary(self):
         source = Path(pipeline.__file__).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         self.assertIn('results["slots"] = ok', source)