diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37797b3..74d3844 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ These are all the options available to configure this plugin's behaviour.
 
 ### Required
 
-#### `files` (string)
+#### `files` (string or array of strings)
 
-Pattern of files to upload to Test Analytics, relative to the checkout path (`./` will be added to it). May contain `*` to match any number of characters of any type (unlike shell expansions, it will match `/` and `.` if necessary).
+One or more patterns of files to upload to Test Analytics, relative to the root of the searching path (`./` by default). May contain `*` to match any number of characters of any type (unlike shell expansions, it will match `/` and `.` if necessary). Can be either a single pattern in a string or any number of them in an array.
 
 #### `format` (string)
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "🔨 Test"
     command: "make test"
     plugins:
-      - test-collector#v1.6.0:
+      - test-collector#v1.7.0:
           files: "test/junit-*.xml"
           format: "junit"
 ```
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ steps:
   - label: "🔨 Test"
     command: "make test"
     plugins:
-      - test-collector#v1.6.0:
-          files: "test-data-*.json"
+      - test-collector#v1.7.0:
+          files:
+            - "test-data-*.json"
           format: "json"
 ```
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "🔍 Test Analytics"
     command: buildkite-agent artifact download tests-*.xml
     plugins:
-      - test-collector#v1.6.0:
+      - test-collector#v1.7.0:
           files: "tests-*.xml"
           format: "junit"
 ```
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "🔨 Test"
     command: "make test"
     plugins:
-      - test-collector#v1.6.0:
+      - test-collector#v1.7.0:
           files: "test-data-*.json"
           format: "json"
           branches: "-qa$"
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "🔨 Test"
     command: "make test"
     plugins:
-      - test-collector#v1.6.0:
+      - test-collector#v1.7.0:
           files: "test-data-*.json"
           format: "json"
           exclude-branches: "^legacy$"
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "🔨 Test"
     command: "make test"
     plugins:
-      - test-collector#v1.6.0:
+      - test-collector#v1.7.0:
           files: "test-data-*.json"
           format: "json"
           branches: "^stage-"
diff --git a/hooks/pre-exit b/hooks/pre-exit
index ae7c2e5..75fe3c2 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-exit
+++ b/hooks/pre-exit
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 TOKEN_ENV_NAME="${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_API_TOKEN_ENV_NAME:-BUILDKITE_ANALYTICS_TOKEN}"
-FILES_PATTERN="${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FILES:-}"
 FORMAT="${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FORMAT:-}"
 TIMEOUT="${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_TIMEOUT:-30}"
 BASE_PATH="${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_BASE_PATH:-.}"
@@ -31,6 +30,16 @@ fi
 TOKEN_VALUE="${!TOKEN_ENV_NAME:-}"
 PLUGIN_VERSION=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "")
 
+if [[ -z "${TOKEN_VALUE}" ]]; then
+  echo "Missing $TOKEN_ENV_NAME environment variable"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${FORMAT}" ]]; then
+  echo "Missing file format 'format'. Possible values: 'junit', 'json'"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # Uploads files to the Test Analytics API
 #
 # Upload failures should not fail the build, and should have a sensible timeout,
@@ -78,43 +87,52 @@ upload() {
   curl "${curl_args[@]}"
 }
 
-if [[ -z "${TOKEN_VALUE}" ]]; then
-  echo "Missing $TOKEN_ENV_NAME environment variable"
-  exit 1
-fi
+# Runs the whole plugin logic for a particular find pattern
+find_and_upload() {
+  FILES_PATTERN="$1"
+  FIND_CMD=(find)
 
-if [[ -z "${FILES_PATTERN}" ]]; then
-  echo "Missing file upload pattern 'files', e.g. 'junit-*.xml'"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-if [[ -z "${FORMAT}" ]]; then
-  echo "Missing file format 'format'. Possible values: 'junit', 'json'"
-  exit 1
-fi
+  if [[ "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS:-}" =~ ^(true|on|1|always)$ ]]; then
+    FIND_CMD+=('-L')
+  fi
 
-FIND_CMD=(find)
+  matching_files=()
+  while IFS=$'' read -r matching_file ; do
+    matching_files+=("$matching_file")
+  done < <("${FIND_CMD[@]}" "${BASE_PATH}" -path "${BASE_PATH}/${FILES_PATTERN}")
 
-if [[ "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS:-}" =~ ^(true|on|1|always)$ ]]; then
-  FIND_CMD+=('-L')
-fi
-
-matching_files=()
-while IFS=$'' read -r matching_file ; do
-  matching_files+=("$matching_file")
-done < <("${FIND_CMD[@]}" "${BASE_PATH}" -path "${BASE_PATH}/${FILES_PATTERN}")
+  if [[ "${#matching_files[@]}" -eq "0" ]]; then
+    echo "No files found matching '${FILES_PATTERN}'"
+    if [[ "${BUILDKITE_COMMAND_EXIT_STATUS:-0}" -eq "0" ]]; then
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  else
+    # needs to be part of else for bash4.3 compatibility
+    for file in "${matching_files[@]}"; do
+      echo "Uploading '$file'..."
+      if ! upload "$TOKEN_VALUE" "$FORMAT" "${file}"; then
+        echo "Error uploading, will continue"
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+}
 
-if [[ "${#matching_files[@]}" -eq "0" ]]; then
-  echo "No files found matching '${FILES_PATTERN}'"
-  if [[ "${BUILDKITE_COMMAND_EXIT_STATUS:-0}" -eq "0" ]]; then
-    exit 1
+if [ -n "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FILES:-}" ]; then
+  find_and_upload "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FILES}"
+elif [ -n "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FILES_0:-}" ]; then
+  prefix="BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FILES"
+  parameter="${prefix}_0"
+
+  if [ -n "${!parameter:-}" ]; then
+    i=0
+    parameter="${prefix}_${i}"
+    while [ -n "${!parameter:-}" ]; do
+      find_and_upload "${!parameter}"
+      i=$((i+1))
+      parameter="${prefix}_${i}"
+    done
   fi
 else
-  # needs to be part of else for bash4.3 compatibility
-  for file in "${matching_files[@]}"; do
-    echo "Uploading '$file'..."
-    if ! upload "$TOKEN_VALUE" "$FORMAT" "${file}"; then
-      echo "Error uploading, will continue"
-    fi
-  done
+  echo "Missing file upload pattern 'files', e.g. 'junit-*.xml'"
+  exit 1
 fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin.yml b/plugin.yml
index 1422f40..9bfd2bc 100644
--- a/plugin.yml
+++ b/plugin.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ configuration:
     exclude-branches:
       type: string
     files:
-      type: string
+      oneOf:
+        - type: string
+        - type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
     follow-symlinks:
       type: boolean
     format:
diff --git a/tests/pre-exit-errors.bats b/tests/pre-exit-errors.bats
index cf787ec..c7b70a2 100644
--- a/tests/pre-exit-errors.bats
+++ b/tests/pre-exit-errors.bats
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ setup() {
 
 @test "Errors with no 'files' set" {
   export BUILDKITE_ANALYTICS_TOKEN='abc'
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FORMAT='junit'
   run "$PWD/hooks/pre-exit"
 
   assert_failure
diff --git a/tests/pre-exit-success.bats b/tests/pre-exit-success.bats
index 2d27772..93635c8 100644
--- a/tests/pre-exit-success.bats
+++ b/tests/pre-exit-success.bats
@@ -54,6 +54,43 @@ COMMON_CURL_OPTIONS='--form \* --form \* --form \* --form \* --form \* --form \*
   assert_output --partial "curl success 2"
 }
 
+@test "Single file pattern through array" {
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FILES_0='**/*/junit-1.xml'
+  unset BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FILES
+
+  stub curl \
+    "-X POST --silent --show-error --max-time 30 --form format=junit ${COMMON_CURL_OPTIONS} \* -H \* : echo 'curl success 1'"
+
+  run "$PWD/hooks/pre-exit"
+
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial "Uploading './tests/fixtures/junit-1.xml'..."
+  refute_output --partial "Uploading './tests/fixtures/junit-2.xml'..."
+  assert_output --partial "curl success 1"
+
+  unstub curl
+}
+
+@test "Multiple file pattern through array" {
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FILES_0="*/fixtures/*-1.xml"
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FILES_1="*/fixtures/*-2.xml"
+  unset BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_FILES
+
+  stub curl \
+    "-X POST --silent --show-error --max-time 30 --form format=junit ${COMMON_CURL_OPTIONS} \* -H \* : echo 'curl success 1'" \
+    "-X POST --silent --show-error --max-time 30 --form format=junit ${COMMON_CURL_OPTIONS} \* -H \* : echo 'curl success 2'"
+
+  run "$PWD/hooks/pre-exit"
+
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial "Uploading './tests/fixtures/junit-1.xml'..."
+  assert_output --partial "Uploading './tests/fixtures/junit-2.xml'..."
+  assert_output --partial "curl success 1"
+  assert_output --partial "curl success 2"
+
+  unstub curl
+}
+
 @test "Debug true prints the curl info w/o token" {
   export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_TEST_COLLECTOR_DEBUG="true"