diff --git a/git-pylint-commit-hook b/git-pylint-commit-hook
index 6b06fdd..3058f58 100755
--- a/git-pylint-commit-hook
+++ b/git-pylint-commit-hook
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LICENSE:
     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 """
 
-VERSION = '2.1.2'
+VERSION = '2.1.3'
 
 import argparse
 import sys
diff --git a/git_pylint_commit_hook/commit_hook.py b/git_pylint_commit_hook/commit_hook.py
index b65923d..7b1e475 100644
--- a/git_pylint_commit_hook/commit_hook.py
+++ b/git_pylint_commit_hook/commit_hook.py
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ def _is_python_file(filename):
         return 'python' in first_line and '#!' in first_line
 
 
+def _is_ignored(filename, ignore_pattern_text_list):
+    for ignore_pattern_text in ignore_pattern_text_list:
+        if re.findall(ignore_pattern_text, filename):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
 _SCORE_REGEXP = re.compile(
     r'^Your\ code\ has\ been\ rated\ at\ (\-?[0-9\.]+)/10')
 
@@ -157,10 +164,18 @@ def check_repo(
 
     # Stash any unstaged changes while we look at the tree
     with _stash_unstaged():
+
+        # Ignore files
+        params = pylint_params.split()
+        ignore_pattern_text_list = []
+        for param in params:
+            if 'ignore' in param:
+                ignore_pattern_text_list.extend(param.split('=')[1].split(','))
+
         # Find Python files
         for filename in _get_list_of_committed_files():
             try:
-                if _is_python_file(filename):
+                if _is_python_file(filename) and not _is_ignored(filename, ignore_pattern_text_list):
                     python_files.append((filename, None))
             except IOError:
                 print('File not found (probably deleted): {}\t\tSKIPPED'.format(
diff --git a/git_pylint_commit_hook/settings.conf b/git_pylint_commit_hook/settings.conf
index 0efa5df..6e8aec9 100644
--- a/git_pylint_commit_hook/settings.conf
+++ b/git_pylint_commit_hook/settings.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [general]
-version: 2.1.2
+version: 2.1.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a344122..9fa191f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='git-pylint-commit-hook',
-    version='2.1.2',
+    version='2.1.3',
     license='Apache License, Version 2.0',
     description='Git commit hook that checks Python files with pylint',
     author='Sebastian Dahlgren',