diff --git a/lua/chatgpt_nvim/context.lua b/lua/chatgpt_nvim/context.lua
index 9983227..35e7e02 100644
--- a/lua/chatgpt_nvim/context.lua
+++ b/lua/chatgpt_nvim/context.lua
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ local function load_gitignore_patterns(root)
 end
 
 local function should_ignore_file(file, ignore_patterns)
+  local conf = config.load()
   for _, pattern in ipairs(ignore_patterns) do
     if file:find(pattern, 1, true) then
+      if conf.debug then
+        vim.api.nvim_out_write("[chatgpt_nvim:context] Ignoring file/dir: " .. file .. " (matched pattern: " .. pattern .. ")\n")
+      end
       return true
     end
   end
@@ -80,10 +84,6 @@ local function scandir(dir, ignore_patterns, files)
         elseif ent.type == "directory" and ent.name ~= ".git" then
           scandir(fullpath, ignore_patterns, files)
         end
-      else
-        if conf.debug then
-          vim.api.nvim_out_write("[chatgpt_nvim:context] Ignoring file/dir: " .. fullpath .. "\n")
-        end
       end
     end
   end