diff --git a/src/duplicacy_utils_linux.go b/src/duplicacy_utils_linux.go
index 223f32c5..9047070b 100644
--- a/src/duplicacy_utils_linux.go
+++ b/src/duplicacy_utils_linux.go
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func excludedByAttribute(attirbutes map[string][]byte) bool {
-	_, ok := attirbutes["duplicacy_exclude"]
+	_, ok := attirbutes["user.duplicacy_exclude"]
 	return ok
 }