diff --git a/assets/txt/txt_definition.txt b/assets/txt/txt_definition.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5f8086b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/txt/txt_definition.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Text File
+    filter remove_matches .*
+    extension txt
+    3rd_gen_scale 1.00
diff --git a/commands/util-public/cloc.js b/commands/util-public/cloc.js
index 5df222ee..c4d70fc6 100644
--- a/commands/util-public/cloc.js
+++ b/commands/util-public/cloc.js
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ module.exports = class ClocCommand extends Command {
 		if (this.cache) return this.cache;
 		const { stdout, stderr } = await exec(
 			path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'node_modules', '.bin', 'cloc'),
-			['--json', '--exclude-dir=node_modules', path.join(__dirname, '..', '..')]
+			[
+				'--json',
+				'--exclude-dir=node_modules',
+				`--read-lang-def=${path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'assets', 'txt', 'txt_definition.txt')}`,
+				path.join(__dirname, '..', '..')
+			]
 		);
 		if (stderr) throw new Error(stderr.trim());
 		this.cache = JSON.parse(stdout.trim());