diff --git a/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Deployment/Strategy/RsyncTask.php b/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Deployment/Strategy/RsyncTask.php
index f01d243..b8b1dc6 100644
--- a/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Deployment/Strategy/RsyncTask.php
+++ b/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Deployment/Strategy/RsyncTask.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class RsyncTask extends BaseStrategyTaskAbstract implements IsReleaseAware
         $this->checkOverrideRelease();
 
         $excludes = $this->getExcludes();
-        $excludesListFilePath = $this->getExcludesListFile();
+        $excludesListFilePath = $this->getConfig()->deployment('file_containing_excludes', '');
 
         // If we are working with releases
         $deployToDirectory = $this->getConfig()->deployment('to');
diff --git a/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Deployment/Strategy/TarGzTask.php b/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Deployment/Strategy/TarGzTask.php
index f5c0031..7b9dcfe 100644
--- a/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Deployment/Strategy/TarGzTask.php
+++ b/Mage/Task/BuiltIn/Deployment/Strategy/TarGzTask.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TarGzTask extends BaseStrategyTaskAbstract implements IsReleaseAware
         $this->checkOverrideRelease();
 
         $excludes = $this->getExcludes();
-        $excludesListFilePath   = $this->getExcludesListFile();
+        $excludesListFilePath   = $this->getConfig()->deployment('file_containing_excludes', '');;
 
         // If we are working with releases
         $deployToDirectory = $this->getConfig()->deployment('to');