diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/git/runner.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/git/runner.lua
index 45830bdd..3e1946dd 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/git/runner.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/git/runner.lua
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ end
 
 function Runner:_getopts(stdout_handle)
   local untracked = self.list_untracked and '-u' or nil
-  local ignored = self.list_ignored and '--ignored=matching' or '--ignored=no'
+  local ignored = (self.list_untracked and self.list_ignored) and '--ignored=matching' or '--ignored=no'
   return {
     args = {"--no-optional-locks", "status", "--porcelain=v1", ignored, untracked},
     cwd = self.project_root,