diff --git a/src/lib/server/timeline.ts b/src/lib/server/timeline.ts
index 415975e..6012a52 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/timeline.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/timeline.ts
@@ -374,18 +374,16 @@ export class TimelineReader {
   }
 
   private async checkAndSavePost(post: Post) {
-    if (IGNORE_USERS !== undefined && IGNORE_USERS !== '' && IGNORE_USERS !== 'CHANGE_ME') {
-      const ignorelist = IGNORE_USERS.split(',');
-      const isIgnored = ignorelist.includes(post.account.username);
-      const isIgnoredDb = this.ignoredUsers.includes(post.account.username);
-      this.logger.debug(
-        'Check if user',
+    const isIgnored = this.ignoredUsers.includes(post.account.username);
+    if (isIgnored) {
+      this.logger.info(
+        'Ignoring post by ignored user',
         post.account.username,
         'is ignored',
         this.ignoredUsers,
-        isIgnored,
-        isIgnoredDb
+        isIgnored
       );
+      return;
     }
 
     const hashttags: string[] = HASHTAG_FILTER.split(',');