diff --git a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
index 7313b22..1b81240 100644
--- a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
+++ b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
@@ -134,8 +134,11 @@ def _dotfile_compare(o, dotfile, tmp):
             LOG.dbg('points to itself')
         return True
 
+    ignores = list(set(o.compare_ignore + dotfile.cmpignore))
+    ignores = patch_ignores(ignores, dotfile.dst, debug=o.debug)
+
     insttmp = None
-    if dotfile.template and Templategen.is_template(src):
+    if dotfile.template and Templategen.is_template(src, ignore=ignores):
         # install dotfile to temporary dir for compare
         ret, err, insttmp = inst.install_to_temp(t, tmp, src, dotfile.dst,
                                                  is_template=True,
@@ -149,8 +152,6 @@ def _dotfile_compare(o, dotfile, tmp):
         src = insttmp
 
     # compare
-    ignores = list(set(o.compare_ignore + dotfile.cmpignore))
-    ignores = patch_ignores(ignores, dotfile.dst, debug=o.debug)
     diff = comp.compare(src, dotfile.dst, ignore=ignores)
 
     # clean tmp transformed dotfile if any
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ def _dotfile_install(o, dotfile, tmpdir=None):
                               dotfile.link,
                               actionexec=pre_actions_exec,
                               is_template=is_template,
+                              ignore=ignores,
                               chmod=dotfile.chmod)
     elif hasattr(dotfile, 'link') and \
             dotfile.link == LinkTypes.LINK_CHILDREN:
@@ -239,8 +241,6 @@ def _dotfile_install(o, dotfile, tmpdir=None):
             if not tmp:
                 return False, dotfile.key, None
             src = tmp
-        ignores = list(set(o.install_ignore + dotfile.instignore))
-        ignores = patch_ignores(ignores, dotfile.dst, debug=o.debug)
         r, err = inst.install(t, src, dotfile.dst,
                               LinkTypes.NOLINK,
                               actionexec=pre_actions_exec,
diff --git a/dotdrop/installer.py b/dotdrop/installer.py
index 8afff51..e76b8c4 100644
--- a/dotdrop/installer.py
+++ b/dotdrop/installer.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Installer:
         if self.totemp:
             r, err, _ = self.install_to_temp(templater, self.totemp,
                                              src, dst, is_template=is_template,
-                                             chmod=chmod)
+                                             chmod=chmod, ignore=ignore)
             return self._log_install(r, err)
 
         isdir = os.path.isdir(src)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Installer:
         return self._log_install(r, err)
 
     def install_to_temp(self, templater, tmpdir, src, dst,
-                        is_template=True, chmod=None):
+                        is_template=True, chmod=None, ignore=[]):
         """
         install a dotfile to a tempdir
 
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class Installer:
         @dst: dotfile destination path in the FS
         @is_template: this dotfile is a template
         @chmod: rights to apply if any
+        @ignore: patterns to ignore
 
         return
         - success, error-if-any, dotfile-installed-path
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ class Installer:
         ret, err = self.install(templater, src, tmpdst,
                                 LinkTypes.NOLINK,
                                 is_template=is_template,
-                                chmod=chmod)
+                                chmod=chmod, ignore=ignore)
         if self.debug:
             if ret:
                 self.log.dbg('tmp installed in {}'.format(tmpdst))
@@ -243,7 +244,8 @@ class Installer:
     # low level accessors for public methods
     ########################################################
 
-    def _link(self, templater, src, dst, actionexec=None, is_template=True):
+    def _link(self, templater, src, dst, actionexec=None,
+              is_template=True):
         """
         install link:link
 
diff --git a/dotdrop/updater.py b/dotdrop/updater.py
index 15c8830..37c6dd0 100644
--- a/dotdrop/updater.py
+++ b/dotdrop/updater.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class Updater:
         return tmp
 
     def _is_template(self, path):
-        if not Templategen.is_template(path):
+        if not Templategen.is_template(path, ignore=self.ignores):
             if self.debug:
                 self.log.dbg('{} is NO template'.format(path))
             return False