diff --git a/src/reHDD.cpp b/src/reHDD.cpp
index 4946859..a273166 100644
--- a/src/reHDD.cpp
+++ b/src/reHDD.cpp
@@ -344,15 +344,29 @@ void reHDD::searchDrives(list<Drive> *plistDrives)
  */
 void reHDD::filterIgnoredDrives(list<Drive> *plistDrives)
 {
-    list<tuple<string>> vtlIgnoredDevices; // store drives from ignore file
-    ifstream input("ignoreDrives.conf");   // read ignore file
     string systemDrivePath;
-
     if (getSystemDrive(systemDrivePath))
     {
         Logger::logThis()->info("Found system drive: " + systemDrivePath);
+
+        list<Drive>::iterator it;
+        for (it = plistDrives->begin(); it != plistDrives->end(); ++it)
+        {
+            if (it->getPath().find(systemDrivePath) != std::string::npos) // compare found system drive and current drive
+            {
+                // system drive found --> ignore this drive
+#ifdef LOG_LEVEL_HIGH
+                Logger::logThis()->info("system drive found --> ignore this drive: " + it->getPath());
+#endif
+                it = plistDrives->erase(it);
+                it--;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
+    list<tuple<string>> vtlIgnoredDevices; // store drives from ignore file
+    ifstream input("ignoreDrives.conf");   // read ignore file
+
     for (string sLine; getline(input, sLine);)
     {
         // Logger::logThis()->info("read uuid: " + sLine);
@@ -614,7 +628,6 @@ void reHDD::handleAbort()
 
 bool reHDD::getSystemDrive(string &systemDrive)
 {
-    Logger::logThis()->info("-->    search system drive   <--");
     char *cLine = NULL;
     size_t len = 0;
     bool systemDriveFound = false;
@@ -641,6 +654,8 @@ bool reHDD::getSystemDrive(string &systemDrive)
         if ((cLine[0U] != '|') && (cLine[0U] != '`'))
         {
             systemDrive = currentLine;
+            systemDrive.erase(std::remove(systemDrive.begin(), systemDrive.end(), '\n'), systemDrive.end()); // remove newline
+            systemDrive.erase(std::remove(systemDrive.begin(), systemDrive.end(), ' '), systemDrive.end());  // remove spaces
             // Logger::logThis()->info("Drive found: " + systemDrive);
         }