diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4389b88..2cdc3b4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ else()
   message("liblldb not found. Building juCi++ without debugging support")
 endif()
 
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES .*BSD|DragonFly)
+  add_definitions(-DJUCI_USE_UCTAGS) # See https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports?view=revision&revision=452957
+  add_definitions(-DJUCI_USE_GREP_EXCLUDE) # --exclude-dir is not an argument in bsd grep
+endif()
+
 # For both src and tests targets
 include_directories(
   ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 222a7aa..3868f55 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ if(APPLE)
   target_link_libraries(juci "-framework Foundation -framework AppKit")
 endif()
 
-
 install(TARGETS juci RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES Linux|.*BSD|DragonFly)
   install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/share/juci.desktop"
diff --git a/src/files.h b/src/files.h
index 1d7eb7c..dba4935 100644
--- a/src/files.h
+++ b/src/files.h
@@ -191,8 +191,15 @@ const std::string default_config_file = R"RAW({
         "default_build_management_system_comment": "Select which build management system to use when creating a new C or C++ project, for instance \"cmake\" or \"meson\"",
         "default_build_management_system": "cmake",
         "save_on_compile_or_run": true,
-        "clear_terminal_on_compile": true,
-        "ctags_command": "ctags",
+        "clear_terminal_on_compile": true,)RAW"
+#ifdef JUCI_USE_UCTAGS
+                                                    R"RAW(
+        "ctags_command": "uctags",)RAW"
+#else
+                                                    R"RAW(
+        "ctags_command": "ctags",)RAW"
+#endif
+                                                    R"RAW(
         "grep_command": "grep",
         "python_command": "PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 python",
         "markdown_command": "grip -b"
diff --git a/src/grep.cc b/src/grep.cc
index 44dd983..ff67ba1 100644
--- a/src/grep.cc
+++ b/src/grep.cc
@@ -6,11 +6,20 @@
 
 Grep::Grep(const boost::filesystem::path &path, const std::string &pattern, bool case_sensitive, bool extended_regex) {
   auto build = Project::Build::create(path);
+#ifdef JUCI_USE_GREP_EXCLUDE
+  std::string exclude = "--exclude=node_modules/*";
+#else
   std::string exclude = "--exclude-dir=node_modules";
+#endif
   if(!build->project_path.empty()) {
     project_path = build->project_path;
+#ifdef JUCI_USE_GREP_EXCLUDE
+    exclude += " --exclude=" + filesystem::escape_argument(filesystem::get_relative_path(build->get_default_path(), build->project_path).string()) + "/*";
+    exclude += " --exclude=" + filesystem::escape_argument(filesystem::get_relative_path(build->get_debug_path(), build->project_path).string()) + "/*";
+#else
     exclude += " --exclude-dir=" + filesystem::escape_argument(filesystem::get_relative_path(build->get_default_path(), build->project_path).string());
     exclude += " --exclude-dir=" + filesystem::escape_argument(filesystem::get_relative_path(build->get_debug_path(), build->project_path).string());
+#endif
   }
   else
     project_path = path;
diff --git a/tests/ctags_grep_test.cc b/tests/ctags_grep_test.cc
index cf2a2df..0b6e76e 100644
--- a/tests/ctags_grep_test.cc
+++ b/tests/ctags_grep_test.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ class Test {
 
 int main() {
   auto app = Gtk::Application::create();
+#ifdef JUCI_USE_UCTAGS
+  Config::get().project.ctags_command = "uctags";
+#else
   Config::get().project.ctags_command = "ctags";
+#endif
   Config::get().project.grep_command = "grep";
   Config::get().project.debug_build_path = "build";