diff --git a/spotfm.example.toml b/spotfm.example.toml
index 7f71061..badf06b 100644
--- a/spotfm.example.toml
+++ b/spotfm.example.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ password_hash = ""
 [spotify]
 client_id = ""
 client_secret = ""
+
+excluded_playlists = [
+    # <id_of_playlist_to exclude>,
+    # ...
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spotfm/cli.py b/spotfm/cli.py
index a017401..c2f66e9 100644
--- a/spotfm/cli.py
+++ b/spotfm/cli.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ def count_tracks_by_playlists():
         print(f"{playlist}: {count}")
 
 
-def update_playlists(client):
-    client.update_playlists()
+def update_playlists(client, excluded_playlists):
+    client.update_playlists(excluded_playlists)
 
 
 def lastfm_cli(args, config):
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def spotify_cli(args, config):
         case "count-tracks":
             count_tracks(args.playlists)
         case "update-playlists":
-            update_playlists(client)
+            update_playlists(client, config["spotify"]["excluded_playlists"])
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/spotfm/spotify.py b/spotfm/spotify.py
index 7ec7e1c..1a8152c 100644
--- a/spotfm/spotify.py
+++ b/spotfm/spotify.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def __init__(self, client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri=REDIRECT_URI, scope=SC
                 redirect_uri=redirect_uri,
                 scope=scope,
                 cache_handler=handler,
-            )
+            ),
         )
 
     def get_playlists_id(self, excluded_playlists=[]):
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ def filter_playlists(playlists):
 
         return playlists_ids
 
-    def update_playlists(self):
-        playlists_id = self.get_playlists_id()
+    def update_playlists(self, excluded_playlists=[]):
+        playlists_id = self.get_playlists_id(excluded_playlists)
         utils.query_db(utils.DATABASE, ["DELETE FROM playlists", "DELETE FROM playlists_tracks"])
         for playlist_id in playlists_id:
             Playlist(playlist_id, self.client)