diff --git a/realize.go b/realize.go
index d44ceb8..76b06ca 100644
--- a/realize.go
+++ b/realize.go
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ func setup(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 							Resolve: func(d interact.Context) bool {
 								val, _ := d.Ans().Bool()
 								if val {
-									r.Schema.Projects[len(r.Schema.Projects)-1].Watcher.Ignore = r.Schema.Projects[len(r.Schema.Projects)-1].Watcher.Ignore[:len(r.Schema.Projects[len(r.Schema.Projects)-1].Watcher.Ignore)-1]
+									r.Schema.Projects[len(r.Schema.Projects)-1].Watcher.IgnoredPaths = r.Schema.Projects[len(r.Schema.Projects)-1].Watcher.IgnoredPaths[:len(r.Schema.Projects[len(r.Schema.Projects)-1].Watcher.IgnoredPaths)-1]
 								}
 								return val
 							},
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ func setup(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 									if err != nil {
 										return d.Err()
 									}
-									r.Schema.Projects[len(r.Schema.Projects)-1].Watcher.Ignore = append(r.Schema.Projects[len(r.Schema.Projects)-1].Watcher.Ignore, val)
+									r.Schema.Projects[len(r.Schema.Projects)-1].Watcher.IgnoredPaths = append(r.Schema.Projects[len(r.Schema.Projects)-1].Watcher.IgnoredPaths, val)
 									d.Reload()
 									return nil
 								},
@@ -1128,7 +1128,10 @@ func start(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 	// check no-config and read
 	if !c.Bool("no-config") {
 		// read a config if exist
-		r.Settings.Read(&r)
+		err := r.Settings.Read(&r)
+		if err != nil{
+			return err
+		}
 		if c.String("name") != "" {
 			// filter by name flag if exist
 			r.Schema.Projects = r.Schema.Filter("Name", c.String("name"))
@@ -1143,6 +1146,7 @@ func start(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 	}
 	// check project list length
 	if len(r.Schema.Projects) <= 0 {
+		println("len",r.Schema.Projects)
 		// create a new project based on given params
 		project := r.Schema.New(c)
 		// Add to projects list
diff --git a/realize/projects.go b/realize/projects.go
index 6772ec3..144a83e 100644
--- a/realize/projects.go
+++ b/realize/projects.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ var (
 type Watch struct {
 	Paths   []string  `yaml:"paths" json:"paths"`
 	Exts    []string  `yaml:"extensions" json:"extensions"`
-	Ignore  []string  `yaml:"ignored_paths,omitempty" json:"ignored_paths,omitempty"`
+	IgnoredExts    []string  `yaml:"ignored_extensions,omitempty" json:"ignored_extensions,omitempty"`
+	IgnoredPaths  []string  `yaml:"ignored_paths,omitempty" json:"ignored_paths,omitempty"`
 	Scripts []Command `yaml:"scripts,omitempty" json:"scripts,omitempty"`
 	Hidden  bool      `yaml:"skip_hidden,omitempty" json:"skip_hidden,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -347,14 +348,24 @@ func (p *Project) Validate(path string, fcheck bool) bool {
 	}
 	// check for a valid ext or path
 	if e := ext(path); e != "" {
-		// supported exts
-		if !array(e, p.Watcher.Exts) {
-			return false
+		for _, v := range p.Watcher.IgnoredExts {
+			if v == e {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		// supported extensions
+		for index, v := range p.Watcher.Exts{
+			if e == v {
+				break
+			}
+			if index == len(p.Watcher.Exts)-1{
+				return false
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	separator := string(os.PathSeparator)
 	// supported paths
-	for _, v := range p.Watcher.Ignore {
+	for _, v := range p.Watcher.IgnoredPaths {
 		s := append([]string{p.Path}, strings.Split(v, separator)...)
 		abs, _ := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(s...))
 		if path == abs || strings.HasPrefix(path, abs+separator) {
diff --git a/realize/projects_test.go b/realize/projects_test.go
index bdba2e1..763fd06 100644
--- a/realize/projects_test.go
+++ b/realize/projects_test.go
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ func TestProject_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 	r.Projects = append(r.Projects, Project{
 		parent: &r,
 		Watcher: Watch{
-			Ignore: []string{"/test/ignore"},
+			Exts: []string{"go","html"},
+			IgnoredPaths: []string{"/test/ignore"},
 		},
 	})
 	for i, v := range data {
diff --git a/realize/schema.go b/realize/schema.go
index 36cedf1..38974f0 100644
--- a/realize/schema.go
+++ b/realize/schema.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (s *Schema) New(c *cli.Context) Project {
 		Args: params(c),
 		Watcher: Watch{
 			Paths:  []string{"/"},
-			Ignore: []string{".git", ".realize", "vendor"},
+			IgnoredPaths: []string{".git", ".realize", "vendor"},
 			Exts:   []string{"go"},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/realize/utils.go b/realize/utils.go
index 72da59e..30ed600 100644
--- a/realize/utils.go
+++ b/realize/utils.go
@@ -8,16 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// Array check if a string is in given array
-func array(str string, list []string) bool {
-	for _, v := range list {
-		if v == str {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // Params parse one by one the given argumentes
 func params(params *cli.Context) []string {
 	argsN := params.NArg()
diff --git a/realize/utils_test.go b/realize/utils_test.go
index b0d2b07..0018295 100644
--- a/realize/utils_test.go
+++ b/realize/utils_test.go
@@ -43,16 +43,6 @@ func TestDuplicates(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
-func TestArray(t *testing.T) {
-	arr := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
-	if !array(arr[0], arr) {
-		t.Fatal("Unexpected", arr[0], "should be in", arr)
-	}
-	if array("d", arr) {
-		t.Fatal("Unexpected", "d", "shouldn't be in", arr)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestWdir(t *testing.T) {
 	expected, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {