diff --git a/dotdrop/options.py b/dotdrop/options.py
index 5126ff3..3e8b7c5 100644
--- a/dotdrop/options.py
+++ b/dotdrop/options.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from dotdrop.linktypes import LinkTypes
 from dotdrop.logger import Logger
 from dotdrop.cfg_aggregator import CfgAggregator as Cfg
 from dotdrop.action import Action
+from dotdrop.utils import uniq_list
 
 ENV_PROFILE = 'DOTDROP_PROFILE'
 ENV_CONFIG = 'DOTDROP_CONFIG'
@@ -228,14 +229,18 @@ class Options(AttrMonitor):
         self.compare_dopts = self.args['--dopts']
         self.compare_focus = self.args['--file']
         self.compare_ignore = self.args['--ignore']
+        self.compare_ignore.extend(self.cmpignore)
         self.compare_ignore.append('*{}'.format(self.install_backup_suffix))
+        self.compare_ignore = uniq_list(self.compare_ignore)
         # "import" specifics
         self.import_path = self.args['<path>']
         # "update" specifics
         self.update_path = self.args['<path>']
         self.update_iskey = self.args['--key']
         self.update_ignore = self.args['--ignore']
+        self.update_ignore.extend(self.upignore)
         self.update_ignore.append('*{}'.format(self.install_backup_suffix))
+        self.update_ignore = uniq_list(self.update_ignore)
         self.update_showpatch = self.args['--show-patch']
         # "detail" specifics
         self.detail_keys = self.args['<key>']
diff --git a/tests-ng/compare-ignore.sh b/tests-ng/compare-ignore.sh
index 59d8129..14c017a 100755
--- a/tests-ng/compare-ignore.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/compare-ignore.sh
@@ -152,6 +152,47 @@ cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} compare -c ${cfg2} --verbose -C ${tmpd}/vscode
 [ "$?" != "0" ] && exit 1
 set -e
 
+# clean
+rm -rf ${basedir}/dotfiles
+mkdir -p ${basedir}/dotfiles
+
+# create dotfiles/dirs
+mkdir -p ${tmpd}/{program,config,vscode}
+touch ${tmpd}/program/a
+touch ${tmpd}/config/a
+touch ${tmpd}/vscode/extensions.txt
+touch ${tmpd}/vscode/keybindings.json
+touch ${tmpd}/vscode/keybindings.json
+
+# create the config file
+cfg="${basedir}/config3.yaml"
+create_conf ${cfg} # sets token
+
+# import
+echo "[+] import"
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} import -c ${cfg} ${tmpd}/program ${tmpd}/config ${tmpd}/vscode
+
+# create the files to ignore
+touch ${tmpd}/program/.DS_Store
+touch ${tmpd}/config/.DS_Store
+touch ${tmpd}/vscode/.DS_Store
+
+# ensure not imported
+found=`find ${basedir}/dotfiles/ -iname '.DS_Store'`
+[ "${found}" != "" ] && echo "imported ???" && exit 1
+
+# general ignore
+echo "[+] comparing ..."
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} compare -c ${cfg} --verbose -i '*/.DS_Store'
+[ "$?" != "0" ] && exit 1
+
+# general ignore
+echo "[+] comparing2  ..."
+sed '/^config:$/a\ \ cmpignore:\n\ \ - "*/.DS_Store"' ${cfg} > ${cfg2}
+cat ${cfg2}
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} compare -c ${cfg2} --verbose
+[ "$?" != "0" ] && exit 1
+
 ## CLEANING
 rm -rf ${basedir} ${tmpd}