diff --git a/portainer/api.py b/portainer/api.py
index 0dba81f..02d5053 100644
--- a/portainer/api.py
+++ b/portainer/api.py
@@ -926,7 +926,9 @@ class PortainerApi:
         updates = []
         for service_id in service_ids:
             # print(self.all_data["containers"][self.args.endpoint_id])
-
+            if service_dict[service_id] in self.args.excluded:
+                print(f"App {service_dict[service_id]} excluded")
+                continue
             print("\033[?25l", end="")
             print(f"{service_dict[service_id]:<{longest}}  ", end="", flush=True)
             path = f"/docker/{self.get_endpoint_id()}/containers/{service_id}/image_status?refresh=true"