diff --git a/docker-updater.sh b/docker-updater.sh
index 585c6f6..fbf4ee6 100644
--- a/docker-updater.sh
+++ b/docker-updater.sh
@@ -53,26 +53,33 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Navigate on each folder and run docker-compose stop, pull and up -d
+# Updating Docker containers
 
 for folder in */; do
     cd $folder
 
-    DOCKER_RUNNING=$(docker-compose ps -q)
+    # if .ignore file exists, skip the folder
+    if [ -f ".ignore" ]; then
+        echo -e "${LIGHT_BLUE}[$folder] Skipping docker container update"
+        cd ..
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    DOCKER_RUNNING=$(docker compose ps -q)
 
     if [ -n "$DOCKER_RUNNING" ]; then
         echo -e "${LIGHT_BLUE}[$folder] Stopping Docker containers"
-        docker-compose down > /dev/null
+        docker compose down > /dev/null
     else
         echo -e "${LIGHT_BLUE}[$folder] No Docker containers running"
     fi
 
     echo -e "${LIGHT_BLUE}[$folder] Updating images"
-    docker-compose pull > /dev/null
+    docker compose pull -q > /dev/null
 
     if [ -n "$DOCKER_RUNNING" ]; then
         echo -e "${LIGHT_BLUE}[$folder] Starting Docker containers"
-        docker-compose up -d > /dev/null
+        docker compose up -d > /dev/null
     fi
 
     echo -e "${LIGHT_GREEN}[$folder] Updated!"