diff --git a/Contents/Code/__init__.py b/Contents/Code/__init__.py
index 61b402c1..9869afca 100755
--- a/Contents/Code/__init__.py
+++ b/Contents/Code/__init__.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class SubZeroAgent(object):
             use_any_parts = False
             for video in videos:
                 if not is_wanted(video["id"]):
-                    Log.Debug(u"Ignoring %s" % video)
+                    Log.Debug(u"Skipping %s" % video)
                     continue
                 use_any_parts = True
 
diff --git a/Contents/Code/support/config.py b/Contents/Code/support/config.py
index a9c4b472..24d9f0ab 100644
--- a/Contents/Code/support/config.py
+++ b/Contents/Code/support/config.py
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ class Config(object):
 
         self.missing_permissions = []
         use_include_exclude_fs = self.include_exclude_sz_files
-        cmp_val = self.include
         all_permissions_ok = True
         for section in self.sections:
             if section.key not in self.enabled_sections:
@@ -493,10 +492,10 @@ class Config(object):
 
                 if use_include_exclude_fs:
                     # check whether we've got an ignore file inside the section path
-                    if self.is_physically_wanted(path_str) == cmp_val:
+                    if not self.is_physically_wanted(path_str):
                         continue
 
-                if self.is_path_wanted(path_str) == cmp_val:
+                if not self.is_path_wanted(path_str):
                     # is the path in our ignored paths setting?
                     continue
 
diff --git a/Contents/Code/support/items.py b/Contents/Code/support/items.py
index 5daee0e0..85326149 100644
--- a/Contents/Code/support/items.py
+++ b/Contents/Code/support/items.py
@@ -302,13 +302,12 @@ def is_wanted(rating_key, item=None):
         for media in item.media:
             for part in media.parts:
                 if is_physically_wanted(part.file, kind):
-                    return ret_val
+                    return True
 
     return not ret_val
 
 
 def is_physically_wanted(fn, kind):
-    ret_val = config.include
     if config.include_exclude_sz_files or config.include_exclude_paths:
         # normally check current item folder and the library
         check_paths = [".", "../"]
@@ -317,14 +316,12 @@ def is_physically_wanted(fn, kind):
             check_paths.append("../../")
 
         if config.include_exclude_paths and config.is_path_wanted(fn):
-            Log.Debug("Item %s's path is manually %s" % (fn, "included" if ret_val else "excluded"))
-            return ret_val
+            return True
 
         if config.include_exclude_sz_files:
             for sub_path in check_paths:
                 if config.is_physically_wanted(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(fn), sub_path))):
-                    Log.Debug("An include/exclude indicator file exists in either the items or its parent folders")
-                    return ret_val
+                    return True
 
 
 def refresh_item(rating_key, force=False, timeout=8000, refresh_kind=None, parent_rating_key=None):