diff --git a/backend/core/file.go b/backend/core/file.go
index 07bf7ed..201788f 100644
--- a/backend/core/file.go
+++ b/backend/core/file.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func listFiles(path string, actualdir string, picd []PictureData) []PictureData
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if info.IsDir() {
+		if info.IsDir() && !util.StringInSlice(info.Name(), util.GetConfig().IgnoreFolder) {
 			// fmt.Printf("\uf07b %s\n", entry.Name())
 			picd = listFiles(path+"/"+info.Name(), info.Name(), picd)
 		} else {
diff --git a/backend/util/config.go b/backend/util/config.go
index 589586f..59fcd9c 100644
--- a/backend/util/config.go
+++ b/backend/util/config.go
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ConfigJSON struct {
-	PhotoPath string
+	PhotoPath    string   `json:"photo_path"`
+	IgnoreFolder []string `json:"ignore_folder"`
 }
 
 type Config struct {
 	PhotoPath         string
+	IgnoreFolder      []string
 	PhotoCompressPath string
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ func ReadConfig(path string) (Config, error) {
 	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
 	err = decoder.Decode(&cfg)
 	main_config.PhotoPath = cfg.PhotoPath
+	main_config.IgnoreFolder = cfg.IgnoreFolder
 
 	return main_config, err
 }
diff --git a/backend/util/util.go b/backend/util/util.go
index 682da95..42aacc5 100644
--- a/backend/util/util.go
+++ b/backend/util/util.go
@@ -29,3 +29,12 @@ func InputString(print string) string {
 	}
 	return strings.TrimSpace(input)
 }
+
+func StringInSlice(s string, list []string) bool {
+	for _, v := range list {
+		if v == s {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}