diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3718b46..317d8313 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ and routes.
 ## ThrottleGuard
 
 Global guard. Check if metadata exists for guard. If not, check if route is in
-`ignoreRoutes`. If so, return `true`. If not, apply defaults from package
+`excludeRoutes`. If so, return `true`. If not, apply defaults from package
 (configured via module). If metadata does exist, use metadata instead of
 defaults (easy overriding) Pull throttlerStorage from `ThrottlerStorage` class
 via `getRecord()` method. Will return a number, if number is gte max, return
diff --git a/src/throttler.guard.ts b/src/throttler.guard.ts
index 5b9e8966..909d89fa 100644
--- a/src/throttler.guard.ts
+++ b/src/throttler.guard.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class ThrottlerGuard implements CanActivate {
     private readonly storageService: ThrottlerStorageService,
   ) {}
 
-  // TODO: Return true if current route is in ignoreRoutes.
+  // TODO: Return true if current route is in excludeRoutes.
   async canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): Promise<boolean> {
     const handler = context.getHandler();
     const headerPrefix = 'X-RateLimit';
@@ -30,21 +30,25 @@ export class ThrottlerGuard implements CanActivate {
       return true;
     }
 
-    // Return early if the current route is ignored.
+    // Return early if the current route should be excluded.
     const req = context.switchToHttp().getRequest();
-    const routes = this.normalizeRoutes(this.options.ignoreRoutes);
-    for (const route of routes) {
-      const currentRoutePath = req.url.replace(/^\/+/, '');
-      const currentRouteMethod = this.reflector.get<RequestMethod>('method', handler);
+    const routes = this.normalizeRoutes(this.options.excludeRoutes);
+    const originalUrl = req.originalUrl.replace(/^\/+/, '');
+    const reqMethod = req.method;
+    const queryParamsIndex = originalUrl && originalUrl.indexOf('?');
+    const pathname = queryParamsIndex >= 0
+      ? originalUrl.slice(0, queryParamsIndex)
+      : originalUrl;
 
-      const ignored = (
-        route.path === currentRoutePath &&
-        [RequestMethod.ALL, currentRouteMethod].indexOf(route.method) !== -1
-      ) || route.regex.exec(currentRoutePath);
-
-      if (ignored) return true;
-    }
+    const isExcluded = routes.some(({ method, regex }) => {
+      if (RequestMethod.ALL === method || RequestMethod[method] === reqMethod) {
+        return regex.exec(pathname);
+      }
+      return false;
+    });
+    if (isExcluded) return true;
 
+    // Here we start to check the amount of requests being done against the ttl.
     const res = context.switchToHttp().getResponse();
     const key = md5(`${req.ip}-${context.getClass().name}-${handler.name}`)
     const record = this.storageService.getRecord(key);
diff --git a/src/throttler.interface.ts b/src/throttler.interface.ts
index e550ecd0..a09d8921 100644
--- a/src/throttler.interface.ts
+++ b/src/throttler.interface.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Type } from './type';
 
 
 export interface ThrottlerOptions {
-  ignoreRoutes?: Array<string | RouteInfo>;
+  excludeRoutes?: Array<string | RouteInfo>;
   limit?: number;
   ttl?: number;
   storage?: Type<ThrottlerStorage>
diff --git a/test/app/app.controller.ts b/test/app/app.controller.ts
index c62e6e30..841d517c 100644
--- a/test/app/app.controller.ts
+++ b/test/app/app.controller.ts
@@ -9,30 +9,30 @@ export class AppController {
     return 'test';
   }
 
-  // Route that are defined in the `ignoreRoutes` property.
+  // Route that are defined in the `excludeRoutes` property.
 
-  // ignoreRoutes: ['ignored']
+  // excludeRoutes: ['ignored']
   @Get('ignored')
   @Throttle(2, 10)
   async ignored() {
     return 'ignored';
   }
 
-  // ignoreRoutes: [{ path: 'ignored-2', method: RequestMethod.POST }]
+  // excludeRoutes: [{ path: 'ignored-2', method: RequestMethod.POST }]
   @Post('ignored-2')
   @Throttle(2, 10)
   async ignored2() {
     return 'ignored';
   }
 
-  // ignoreRoutes: [{ path: 'ignored-3', method: RequestMethod.ALL }]
+  // excludeRoutes: [{ path: 'ignored-3', method: RequestMethod.ALL }]
   @All('ignored-3')
   @Throttle(2, 10)
   async ignored3() {
     return 'ignored';
   }
 
-  // ignoreRoutes: [{ path: 'ignored/:foo', method: RequestMethod.GET }]
+  // excludeRoutes: [{ path: 'ignored/:foo', method: RequestMethod.GET }]
   @Get('ignored/:foo')
   @Throttle(2, 10)
   async ignored4() {
diff --git a/test/app/app.module.ts b/test/app/app.module.ts
index 2a3a9391..062277e5 100644
--- a/test/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/app/app.module.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { AppService } from './app.service';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [ThrottlerModule.forRoot({
-    ignoreRoutes: [
+    excludeRoutes: [
       'ignored',
       { path: 'ignored-2', method: RequestMethod.POST },
       { path: 'ignored-3', method: RequestMethod.ALL },