diff --git a/bin/yugabyted b/bin/yugabyted
index c314a6ef08cd..aba7b7810546 100755
--- a/bin/yugabyted
+++ b/bin/yugabyted
@@ -4899,7 +4899,7 @@ class ControlScript(object):
         status_details = []
         status_display_info = {}
 
-        # Case Scenario: When each AZ/region has only 1 node. (Most happy path)
+        # Case Scenario: When each AZ/region has only 1 node. (Happiest path)
         if len(placement_location_map) == replication_factor:
             final_status = ""
             ft_status = ""
diff --git a/python/yugabyte/source_files.py b/python/yugabyte/source_files.py
index fa447f9d2fb3..ecd0880aeb00 100644
--- a/python/yugabyte/source_files.py
+++ b/python/yugabyte/source_files.py
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ def get_file_category(rel_path: str) -> SourceFileCategory:
         raise IOError("Relative path expected, got an absolute path: %s" % rel_path)
     basename = os.path.basename(rel_path)
 
+    # Adding the check for yugabyted file before running the check for
+    # DIRECTORIES_THAT_DO_NOT_AFFECT_TESTS which contains the bin directory.
+    if rel_path.startswith('bin/yugabyted'):
+        return SourceFileCategory.JAVA
+
     if rel_path.split(os.sep)[0] in DIRECTORIES_THAT_DO_NOT_AFFECT_TESTS:
         return SourceFileCategory.DOES_NOT_AFFECT_TESTS