diff --git a/src/tree.py b/src/tree.py
index a231e92..054e993 100644
--- a/src/tree.py
+++ b/src/tree.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class NerdTree():
       d.setdefault('not_readable', 1)
 
     for item in items:
-      if item in _tree_repr.ITEMS_TO_EXCLUDE:
+      if item in self.opts.get('items_to_exclude') or []:
         continue
 
       abs_path_item = startpath+item
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ class NerdTree():
       items = rootnode.get('children') or []
 
     for n, item in enumerate(items):
-      if item['name'] in _tree_repr.ITEMS_TO_EXCLUDE:
-        continue
+      # if item['name'] in _tree_repr.ITEMS_TO_EXCLUDE:
+      #   continue
 
       islast = (n==len(items) -1)