diff --git a/src/libprs500/web/fetch/simple.py b/src/libprs500/web/fetch/simple.py
index 6f9158dfd2..6d8ee191b5 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/web/fetch/simple.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/web/fetch/simple.py
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ class RecursiveFetcher(object):
         if not self.is_link_ok(iurl):
             self.logger.debug('Skipping invalid link: %s', iurl)
             return None
+        if not self.is_link_wanted(iurl):
+            self.logger.debug('Filtered link: '+iurl)
+            return None
         return iurl
     
     def normurl(self, url):