diff --git a/personal/combine/classes.py b/personal/combine/classes.py
index 7d6fe62..970e684 100644
--- a/personal/combine/classes.py
+++ b/personal/combine/classes.py
@@ -252,14 +252,26 @@ class ObjectDict:
 
 		return ObjectDict.get_counts_string_from_dict(sum_dict, IngestType)
 
-	def get_missing_ids_by_minutes(self, start_minute, end_minute):
+	def get_missing_ids_by_minutes(self, start_minute, end_minute, ignore_ids):
 		start_id = self.by_minute[start_minute].min_id
 		end_id = self.by_minute[end_minute].max_id
 		missing_ids = []
+		count_ignored_ids = 0
 		for int_id in range(start_id, end_id + 1):
+			ignored = False
+			for ignore_start, ignore_end in ignore_ids:
+				if ignore_start <= int_id <= ignore_end:
+					count_ignored_ids += 1
+					ignored = True
+					break
+			if ignored:
+				continue
+
 			string_id = utils.base36encode(int_id)
 			if not self.contains_id(string_id):
 				missing_ids.append(string_id)
+		if count_ignored_ids > 0:
+			log.warning(f"Ignored {count_ignored_ids} ids in range {utils.base36encode(start_id)}-{utils.base36encode(end_id)}")
 		return missing_ids, start_id, end_id
 
 	def add_object(self, obj, ingest_type):
diff --git a/personal/combine/merge_and_backfill.py b/personal/combine/merge_and_backfill.py
index 8148262..6ab144c 100644
--- a/personal/combine/merge_and_backfill.py
+++ b/personal/combine/merge_and_backfill.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def end_of_day(input_minute):
 	return input_minute.replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0) + timedelta(days=1)
 
 
-def build_day(day_to_process, input_folders, output_folder, object_type, reddit):
+def build_day(day_to_process, input_folders, output_folder, object_type, reddit, ignore_ids):
 	pushshift_token = load_pushshift_token()
 	log.info(f"Using pushshift token: {pushshift_token}")
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def build_day(day_to_process, input_folders, output_folder, object_type, reddit)
 				working_highest_minute = last_minute_of_day
 			else:
 				working_highest_minute = minute_iterator - timedelta(minutes=1)
-			missing_ids, start_id, end_id = objects.get_missing_ids_by_minutes(working_lowest_minute, working_highest_minute)
+			missing_ids, start_id, end_id = objects.get_missing_ids_by_minutes(working_lowest_minute, working_highest_minute, ignore_ids)
 			log.debug(
 				f"Backfilling from: {working_lowest_minute.strftime('%y-%m-%d_%H-%M')} ({utils.base36encode(start_id)}|{start_id}) to "
 				f"{working_highest_minute.strftime('%y-%m-%d_%H-%M')} ({utils.base36encode(end_id)}|{end_id}) with {len(missing_ids)} ({end_id - start_id}) ids")
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 	parser.add_argument('--output', help='Output folder', required=True)
 	parser.add_argument('--pushshift', help='The pushshift token')
 	parser.add_argument("--debug", help="Enable debug logging", action='store_const', const=True, default=False)
+	parser.add_argument("--ignore_ids", help="Ignore ids between the id ranges listed", default=None)
 	args = parser.parse_args()
 
 	if args.debug:
@@ -247,6 +248,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 		log.error(f"Invalid type: {args.type}")
 		sys.exit(2)
 
+	ignore_ids = []
+	if args.ignore_ids is not None:
+		for id_range in args.ignore_ids.split(","):
+			start_id, end_id = id_range.split("-")
+			ignore_ids.append((utils.base36decode(start_id), utils.base36decode(end_id)))
+
 	user_name = "Watchful12"
 	reddit = praw.Reddit(user_name)
 
@@ -261,5 +268,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 		save_pushshift_token(args.pushshift)
 
 	while start_date <= end_date:
-		build_day(start_date, input_folders, args.output, object_type, reddit)
+		build_day(start_date, input_folders, args.output, object_type, reddit, ignore_ids)
 		start_date = end_of_day(start_date)