diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs
index 6aba9fcb5..38bf63f89 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
                 SubTitle = "Path: " + record.FullPath,
                 Action = _ =>
                 {
-                    if(!Main.Settings.IndexSearchExcludedDirectoryPaths.Any(x => x == record.FullPath))
-                        Main.Settings.IndexSearchExcludedDirectoryPaths.Add(record.FullPath);
+                    if(!Main.Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths.Any(x => x == record.FullPath))
+                        Main.Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths.Add(record.FullPath);
 
                     return false;
                 },
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
index ad6cdd9dc..65a2f4ac9 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
             if (!_settings.UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch)
                 return false;
 
-            if (_settings.IndexSearchExcludedDirectoryPaths
-                            .Any(x => x == FilesFolders.ReturnPreviousDirectoryIfIncompleteString(locationPath)))
+            if (_settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths
+                            .Any(x => FilesFolders.ReturnPreviousDirectoryIfIncompleteString(locationPath).StartsWith(x)))
                 return false;
 
             return _indexSearch.PathIsIndexed(locationPath);
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs
index ffa7fadd1..6b442384d 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
         public bool UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch { get; set; } = true;
 
         [JsonProperty]
-        public List<string> IndexSearchExcludedDirectoryPaths { get; set; } = new List<string>();
+        public List<string> IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths { get; set; } = new List<string>();
     }
 }