diff --git a/ignored_tags copy.json.example b/ignored_tags copy.json.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16477a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ignored_tags copy.json.example	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+"first":"first",
+"second":"second",
+"third":"third"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/qbit-maid.py b/qbit-maid.py
index 2b47055..dca066f 100644
--- a/qbit-maid.py
+++ b/qbit-maid.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class Qbt:
         self.config = load(c)
         w = open('./category-whitelist.json')
         self.cat_whitelist = load(w)
+        tg = open('./ignored_tags.json')
+        self.ignored_tags = load(tg)
         # Create the api object
         self.qbt_client = qbittorrentapi.Client(
             host=self.config["host"],
diff --git a/qlist.py b/qlist.py
index 93cf50b..3c535fb 100644
--- a/qlist.py
+++ b/qlist.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ def buildtorlist(self):
             torrent = self.torrentlist.pop()
             if self.use_log:
                 self.tl.debug(f'["{torrent["name"][0:20]}..."] {torrent["infohash_v1"]}')
+            if isignoredtag(self.ignored_tags.values(),torrent['tags']):
+                self.ignored_counter += 1
+                continue
             # if torrent['added_on'] + self.minimum_age >= self.t.time():
             if ispreme(torrent['added_on'], self.minimum_age, self.t.time()):
                 self.preme_tor_counter += 1
@@ -63,4 +66,8 @@ def isnotprotectedtracker(tracker, trackerlist):
 def istagblank(tag):
     if tag == '':
         return True
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+
+def isignoredtag(igtags, tortags):
+    for igt in igtags:
+        if igt in tortags:
+            return True
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_qbitmaid.py b/test_qbitmaid.py
index a2874a6..a87e09b 100644
--- a/test_qbitmaid.py
+++ b/test_qbitmaid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
-from qlist import ispreme,iscatignored,istrackerblank,isprotectedtracker,isnotprotectedtracker,istagblank
+from qlist import ispreme,iscatignored,istrackerblank,isprotectedtracker,isnotprotectedtracker,istagblank,isignoredtag
 from qprocess import isdownloading,isprotectedunderratio,isoldtor,isprotectedoverratio,isnonprotectedtor
 
 class TestQbitmaid(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ class TestQbitmaid(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_isnonprotectedtor(self):
         pass
 
+    def test_isignoredtag_sanity(self):
+        self.assertTrue(isignoredtag(['a','b','c'], 'first,second,third,a'))
+    
+    def test_isignoredtag_sanity(self):
+        self.assertTrue(isignoredtag(['a','b','c'], 'first,second,third,a'))
+
     # def test__sanity(self):
     #     pass