diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f58eeed..a46fef0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -237,3 +237,4 @@ FakesAssemblies/
 /res/gallery_ext_ico.ico
 /res/sample.png
 *.hpdb
+/plugins
diff --git a/version/gallerydb.py b/version/gallerydb.py
index 08747c5..5b4cb71 100644
--- a/version/gallerydb.py
+++ b/version/gallerydb.py
@@ -496,8 +496,9 @@ def check_exists(name, galleries=None, filter=True):
 		Note: key will be normcased
 		"""
 		#pdb.set_trace()
-		if not galleries:
+		if galleries is None:
 			galleries = app_constants.GALLERY_DATA + app_constants.GALLERY_ADDITION_DATA
+			filter = True
 
 		if filter:
 			filter_list = []