diff --git a/utils_maintenance/autopep8_format_paths.py b/utils_maintenance/autopep8_format_paths.py
index e6f3cd7b00b1ea2b6ed8564f357e74b665e2ba33..1eead25d8e0eda744be6282ca2d3fb1e0c8e77e9 100644
--- a/utils_maintenance/autopep8_format_paths.py
+++ b/utils_maintenance/autopep8_format_paths.py
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ def compute_paths(paths, use_default_paths):
             "source",
             "tests",
         )
+    else:
+        # Filter out files, this is only done so this utility wont print that it's
+        # "Operating" on files that will be filtered out later on.
+        paths = [
+            f for f in paths
+            if os.path.isfile(f) and f.endswith(extensions)
+        ]
 
     if os.sep != "/":
         paths = [f.replace("/", os.sep) for f in paths]
diff --git a/utils_maintenance/clang_format_paths.py b/utils_maintenance/clang_format_paths.py
index c0671d4d3a8cb552cabb2391194c89ed11f451ba..e81d487c294b7248fc5d4979f156e0d370376042 100755
--- a/utils_maintenance/clang_format_paths.py
+++ b/utils_maintenance/clang_format_paths.py
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ def compute_paths(paths, use_default_paths):
             "source",
             "tests/gtests",
         )
+    else:
+        # Filter out files, this is only done so this utility wont print that it's
+        # "Operating" on files that will be filtered out later on.
+        paths = [
+            f for f in paths
+            if os.path.isfile(f) and f.endswith(extensions)
+        ]
 
     if os.sep != "/":
         paths = [f.replace("/", os.sep) for f in paths]