diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3654f3..e2feefd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Example lambda.json file:
   "handler": "function.lambda_handler",
   "role": "arn:aws:iam::00000000000:role/lambda_basic_execution",
   "requirements": ["pygithub"],
+  "ignore": ["circle.yml"],
   "timeout": 30,
   "memory": 512
 }
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index db1a8b3..7d6c042 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Example lambda.json file:
       "handler": "function.lambda_handler",
       "role": "arn:aws:iam::00000000000:role/lambda_basic_execution",
       "requirements": ["pygithub"],
+      "ignore": ["circle.yml"],
       "timeout": 30,
       "memory": 512
     }
diff --git a/example/circle.yml b/example/circle.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8413a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/circle.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+machine:
+  python:
+    version: 2.7
+
+test:
+  override:
+    - flake8 .
diff --git a/example/lambda.json b/example/lambda.json
index a70968f..7148a5b 100644
--- a/example/lambda.json
+++ b/example/lambda.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "handler": "function.lambda_handler",
   "role": "arn:aws:iam::00000000000:role/lambda_basic_execution",
   "requirements": ["Jinja2==2.8"],
+  "ignore": ["circle.yml"],
   "timeout": 30,
   "memory": 512
 }
diff --git a/lambda_uploader/config.py b/lambda_uploader/config.py
index 048a528..3768dc6 100644
--- a/lambda_uploader/config.py
+++ b/lambda_uploader/config.py
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 import json
 from os import path
 
-REQUIRED_PARAMS = {'name': basestring, 'description': basestring,
-                   'region': basestring, 'handler': basestring,
-                   'role': basestring, 'timeout': int, 'memory': int}
+REQUIRED_PARAMS = {u'name': basestring, u'description': basestring,
+                   u'region': basestring, u'handler': basestring,
+                   u'role': basestring, u'timeout': int, u'memory': int}
 
 DEFAULT_PARAMS = {u'requirements': [], u'publish': False,
-                  u'alias': None, u'alias_description': None}
+                  u'alias': None, u'alias_description': None,
+                  u'ignore': []}
 
 
 class Config(object):
diff --git a/lambda_uploader/package.py b/lambda_uploader/package.py
index 8bbbf54..1bb0089 100644
--- a/lambda_uploader/package.py
+++ b/lambda_uploader/package.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 ZIPFILE_NAME = 'lambda_function.zip'
 
 
-def build_package(path, requirements, virtualenv=None):
+def build_package(path, requirements, virtualenv=None, ignore=[]):
     pkg = Package(path, virtualenv)
 
     pkg.clean_workspace()
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def build_package(path, requirements, virtualenv=None):
         LOG.info('Building new virtualenv and installing requirements')
         pkg.prepare_virtualenv()
         pkg.install_requirements(requirements)
-    pkg.package()
+    pkg.package(ignore)
     return pkg
 
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def install_requirements(self, requirements):
             if prc.returncode is not 0:
                 raise Exception('pip returned unsuccessfully')
 
-    def package(self):
+    def package(self, ignore=[]):
         package = os.path.join(self._temp_workspace, 'lambda_package')
 
         # Copy site packages into package base
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ def package(self):
             LOG.info('Copying lib64 site packages')
             utils.copy_tree(lib64_path, package)
 
-        utils.copy_tree(self._path, package, ignore=[TEMP_WORKSPACE_NAME])
+        # Append the temp workspace to the ignore list
+        ignore.append("^%s/*" % self._temp_workspace)
+        utils.copy_tree(self._path, package, ignore)
         self._create_zip(package)
 
     def _create_zip(self, src):
diff --git a/lambda_uploader/shell.py b/lambda_uploader/shell.py
index 5b57967..c36fe21 100644
--- a/lambda_uploader/shell.py
+++ b/lambda_uploader/shell.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ def _execute(args):
     cfg = config.Config(pth, args.config, role=args.role)
 
     _print('Building Package')
-    pkg = package.build_package(pth, cfg.requirements, args.virtualenv)
+    pkg = package.build_package(pth, cfg.requirements,
+                                args.virtualenv, cfg.ignore)
 
     if not args.no_clean:
         pkg.clean_workspace()
diff --git a/lambda_uploader/utils.py b/lambda_uploader/utils.py
index 8538130..5ee0845 100644
--- a/lambda_uploader/utils.py
+++ b/lambda_uploader/utils.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import logging
+import re
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -45,6 +46,6 @@ def _ignore_file(path, ignore=[]):
     if not ignore:
         return False
     for ign in ignore:
-        if ign in path:
+        if re.search(ign, path):
             return True
     return False
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index 1305e7e..216a233 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
         'bar/foo.py',
         'bar/bar/foo.py',
         'ignore/foo.py'
+        'ignore-me.py'
         ]
 
-TEST_IGNORE = ['ignore/']
+TEST_IGNORE = ['ignore/*', 'ignore-me.py']
 
 
 def test_copy_tree():