diff --git a/cmd/readmevalidation/repostructure.go b/cmd/readmevalidation/repostructure.go
index c77c723b..98421886 100644
--- a/cmd/readmevalidation/repostructure.go
+++ b/cmd/readmevalidation/repostructure.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 )
 
-var supportedUserNameSpaceDirectories = append(supportedResourceTypes, ".images")
+var supportedUserNameSpaceDirectories = append(supportedResourceTypes, ".images", "skills")
 
 // validNameRe validates that names contain only alphanumeric characters and hyphens
 var validNameRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?$`)