diff --git a/src/conf/exclude-pmd.properties b/src/conf/exclude-pmd.properties
index 955182b35..73c6f9f0b 100644
--- a/src/conf/exclude-pmd.properties
+++ b/src/conf/exclude-pmd.properties
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # We have ThreadGroup utilities
-org.apache.commons.lang3.ThreadUtils=AvoidThreadGroup
+org.apache.commons.lang3.ThreadUtils = AvoidThreadGroup
 
 # TODO?
 # violation beginline="2900" endline="2900" begincolumn="13" endcolumn="21" rule="AvoidBranchingStatementAsLastInLoop" ruleset="Error Prone" package="org.apache.commons.lang3" class="StringUtils" method="indexOfAnyBut"
-org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils=AvoidBranchingStatementAsLastInLoop
+org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils = AvoidBranchingStatementAsLastInLoop
+
+# Bug in PMD when the same class name exists in different packages
+# Unnecessary use of fully qualified name 'org.apache.commons.lang3.function.FailableRunnable' due to existing same package import 'org.apache.commons.lang3.*'
+org.apache.commons.lang3.Functions = UnnecessaryFullyQualifiedName\