diff --git a/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool-clean.sh b/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool-clean.sh
index e7e704c..30621d6 100755
--- a/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool-clean.sh
+++ b/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool-clean.sh
@@ -75,29 +75,35 @@ if [ ! -d "${distpath}" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# source and store every package 
+# source and store every package
 files=("INFO" "LIST")
 pc="$(ls -1q "${srcpath}" | wc -l)"
-pi=1
+pi=0
 
 info "Sourcing all the packages"
 set_indent
 
 for pkg in "${srcpath}/"*; do
-  package=$(basename "${pkg}")
-  info "(${pi}/${pc}) Sourcing \"${package}\""
+  pkg_name=$(basename "${pkg}")
+  pi=$((pi+1))
+
+  if should_ignore "${pkg_name}"; then
+    info "(${pi}/${pc}) Ignoring \"${pkg_name}\""
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  info "(${pi}/${pc}) Sourcing \"${pkg_name}\""
 
   source "${pkg}/pkg.sh"
-  check_ret "(${pi}/${pc}) Failed to import the source script for \"${package}\""
+  check_ret "(${pi}/${pc}) Failed to import the source script for \"${pkg_name}\""
 
   check_pkg_vars
   check_ret
-  
+
   files+=("${NAME}_${VERSION}.mpf")
   files+=("${NAME}_${VERSION}.mpf.sig")
 
   clean_pkg_vars
-  pi=$((pi+1))
 done
 
 success "Completed"
diff --git a/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh b/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh
index 57f2010..d323fd5 100755
--- a/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh
+++ b/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh
@@ -205,16 +205,22 @@ fi
 
 # build every package
 pc=${#OPT_PACKAGES[@]}
-pi=1
+pi=0
 
 for pkg_name in "${OPT_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
   pkg="${srcpath}/${pkg_name}"
+  pi=$((pi+1))
 
   if [ ! -d "${pkg}" ]; then
     error "Package not found: \"${pkg_name}\""
     exit 1
   fi
 
+  if should_ignore "${pkg_name}"; then
+    info "(${pi}/${pc}) Ignoring \"${pkg_name}\""
+    continue
+  fi
+
   info "(${pi}/${pc}) Building \"${pkg_name}\""
 
   if [ $OPT_SKIP_FAIL -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -239,7 +245,6 @@ for pkg_name in "${OPT_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
   fi
 
   success "(${pi}/${pc}) Build was successful for \"${pkg_name}\""
-  pi=$((pi+1))
 done
 
 success "Completed all the package builds"
diff --git a/mtsc-common/common.sh b/mtsc-common/common.sh
index 9c2f804..5e2e548 100755
--- a/mtsc-common/common.sh
+++ b/mtsc-common/common.sh
@@ -230,3 +230,11 @@ check_pkg_vars() {
 
   return 0
 }
+
+# check if a package should be ignored
+should_ignore(){
+  for i in "${IGNORE[@]}"; do
+    [ "${i}" == "${1}" ] && return 0
+  done
+  return 1
+}