diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index ce3f69d..a008b29 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ parser.add_argument("--gpu", "-g", action="store_true")
 parser.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, default=10, help="Request timeout seconds")
 parser.add_argument("--deploy-mode", "-m", type=str, default="git", help="Deploy mode")
 parser.add_argument("--stack-mode", "-w", default=None, help="Stack mode")
-
+parser.add_argument("--excluded", "-e", default=["portainer", "nginx"], help="Exclude from update")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 print("Running version:", VERSION)
 print("Environment:", args.site)
diff --git a/portainer/api.py b/portainer/api.py
index 2b19b1b..0dba81f 100644
--- a/portainer/api.py
+++ b/portainer/api.py
@@ -1036,6 +1036,8 @@ class PortainerApi:
             
             if resp['Status'] == "outdated":
                 if pull:
+                    if service_dict[service_id] in args.excluded:
+                        continue
                     self.restart_srv(service_id, pull)
                     #print(f"Service {service_dict[service_id]:<{longest}} : updated")
                     self.gotify_message(f"Service {service_dict[service_id]} updated")