diff --git a/lua/lib/state.lua b/lua/lib/state.lua
index 5c2e3dd7..aeeb8773 100644
--- a/lua/lib/state.lua
+++ b/lua/lib/state.lua
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ local Tree = {}
 local IGNORE_LIST = ""
 
 local UNIX = api.nvim_call_function('has', { 'unix' }) == 1
+local MACOS = api.nvim_call_function('has', { 'macunix' }) == 1
 
 -- --ignore does not work with mac ls
-if UNIX and api.nvim_call_function('exists', { 'g:lua_tree_ignore' }) == 1 then
+if UNIX and not MACOS and api.nvim_call_function('exists', { 'g:lua_tree_ignore' }) == 1 then
     local ignore_patterns = api.nvim_get_var('lua_tree_ignore')
     if type(ignore_patterns) == 'table' then
         for _, pattern in pairs(ignore_patterns) do