diff --git a/bootstrap/autostow.sh b/bootstrap/autostow.sh
index b7dd038..3f72b14 100755
--- a/bootstrap/autostow.sh
+++ b/bootstrap/autostow.sh
@@ -78,18 +78,20 @@ dryrun() {
 
     printf "processing %s\n" "$d"
   done
+  echo "Done printing directories ................................................."
 }
 
 is_ignored() {
   IFS=":"
   for ign in $ignore; do
     # it is either passed in through our environment variable
-    # or it starts with a _ which is ignored by default (that's the regex).
-    # (using herestring to avoid cat>grep)
-    if [ "$ign" = "$1" ] || [ "$ign/" = "$1" ] || grep -q -e '^_[[:alnum:]]\{1,\}' <<<"$1"; then
+    if [ "$ign" = "$1" ] || [ "$ign/" = "$1" ]; then
       return 0
     fi
   done
+  # or it starts with a _ which is ignored by default (that's the regex).
+  # (using herestring to avoid cat>grep)
+  if grep -q -e '^_[[:alnum:]]\{1,\}' <<<"$1"; then return 0; fi
   return 1
 }