diff --git a/wifite/args.py b/wifite/args.py
index 6941aef4a..52278384d 100755
--- a/wifite/args.py
+++ b/wifite/args.py
@@ -125,14 +125,15 @@ def _add_global_args(self, glob):
                 dest='target_essid', type=str)
 
         glob.add_argument('-E',
-            action='store',
-            dest='ignore_essid',
+            action='append',
+            dest='ignore_essids',
             metavar='[text]',
             type=str,
             default=None,
-            help=self._verbose('Hides targets with ESSIDs that match the given text'))
-        glob.add_argument('--ignore-essid', help=argparse.SUPPRESS, action='store',
-                dest='ignore_essid', type=str)
+            help=self._verbose('Hides targets with ESSIDs that match the given text. '
+                               'Can be used more than once.'))
+        glob.add_argument('--ignore-essid', help=argparse.SUPPRESS, action='append',
+                dest='ignore_essids', type=str)
 
         glob.add_argument('--clients-only',
             action='store_true',
diff --git a/wifite/config.py b/wifite/config.py
index 7ac60c829..9743e60d3 100755
--- a/wifite/config.py
+++ b/wifite/config.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def initialize(cls, load_interface=True):
         cls.target_channel = None # User-defined channel to scan
         cls.target_essid = None # User-defined AP name
         cls.target_bssid = None # User-defined AP BSSID
-        cls.ignore_essid = None # ESSIDs to ignore
+        cls.ignore_essids = None # ESSIDs to ignore
         cls.clients_only = False # Only show targets that have associated clients
         cls.five_ghz = False # Scan 5Ghz channels
         cls.show_bssids = False # Show BSSIDs in targets list
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ def parse_settings_args(cls, args):
             cls.target_essid = args.target_essid
             Color.pl('{+} {C}option:{W} targeting ESSID {G}%s{W}' % args.target_essid)
 
-        if args.ignore_essid is not None:
-            cls.ignore_essid = args.ignore_essid
-            Color.pl('{+} {C}option:{W} {O}ignoring ESSIDs that include {R}%s{W}' % (
-                args.ignore_essid))
+        if args.ignore_essids is not None:
+            cls.ignore_essids = args.ignore_essids
+            Color.pl('{+} {C}option: {O}ignoring ESSID(s): {R}%s{W}' %
+                     ', '.join(args.ignore_essids))
 
         if args.clients_only == True:
             cls.clients_only = True
diff --git a/wifite/tools/airodump.py b/wifite/tools/airodump.py
index 51d7a7983..0c7445cde 100755
--- a/wifite/tools/airodump.py
+++ b/wifite/tools/airodump.py
@@ -275,11 +275,13 @@ def filter_targets(targets, skip_wps=False):
 
         i = 0
         while i < len(result):
-            if result[i].essid is not None and Configuration.ignore_essid is not None and Configuration.ignore_essid.lower() in result[i].essid.lower():
+            if result[i].essid is not None and\
+                    Configuration.ignore_essids is not None and\
+                    result[i].essid in Configuration.ignore_essids:
                 result.pop(i)
             elif bssid and result[i].bssid.lower() != bssid.lower():
                 result.pop(i)
-            elif essid and result[i].essid and result[i].essid.lower() != essid.lower():
+            elif essid and result[i].essid and result[i].essid != essid:
                 result.pop(i)
             elif manufacturer and result[i].bssid:
                 o = Configuration.manufacturers.get(''.join(result[i].bssid.split(':')[:3]), '')
diff --git a/wifite/util/scanner.py b/wifite/util/scanner.py
index 1c7e6f095..d9039c82f 100755
--- a/wifite/util/scanner.py
+++ b/wifite/util/scanner.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def found_target(self):
             if bssid and target.bssid and bssid.lower() == target.bssid.lower():
                 self.target = target
                 break
-            if essid and target.essid and essid.lower() == target.essid.lower():
+            if essid and target.essid and essid == target.essid:
                 self.target = target
                 break