diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 851cde7..d47dd07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 > Discord [Rich Presence](https://discord.com/rich-presence) plugin for [Neovim](https://neovim.io)
 
-https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10726590/128818164-43e56722-9afe-4051-8790-b04769abc188.mov
+<img src="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/andweeb/df3216345530234289b87cf5080c2c60/raw/ad916fec8de921d0021801a0af877a5349621e7e/presence-demo-a.gif" width="100%" alt="demo.gif">
 
 ## Features
 * Light and unobtrusive
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ require("presence"):setup({
     log_level           = nil,                        -- Log messages at or above this level (one of the following: "debug", "info", "warn", "error")
     debounce_timeout    = 10,                         -- Number of seconds to debounce events (or calls to `:lua package.loaded.presence:update(<filename>, true)`)
     enable_line_number  = false,                      -- Displays the current line number instead of the current project
-    blacklist           = {},                         -- A list of strings or Lua patterns that disable Rich Presence if the current file name, path, or workspace match
+    blacklist           = {},                         -- A list of strings or Lua patterns that disable Rich Presence if the current file name, path, or workspace matches
     buttons             = true,                       -- Configure Rich Presence button(s), either a boolean to enable/disable, a static table (`{{ label = "<label>", url = "<url>" }, ...}`, or a function(buffer: string, repo_url: string|nil): table)
 
     -- Rich Presence text options
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ let g:presence_client_id           = "793271441293967371"
 let g:presence_log_level
 let g:presence_debounce_timeout    = 10
 let g:presence_enable_line_number  = 0
-let g:presence_buttons             = 1
 let g:presence_blacklist           = []
+let g:presence_buttons             = 1
 
 " Rich Presence text options
 let g:presence_editing_text        = "Editing %s"
diff --git a/lua/presence/init.lua b/lua/presence/init.lua
index 510d97b..0518886 100644
--- a/lua/presence/init.lua
+++ b/lua/presence/init.lua
@@ -634,19 +634,23 @@ function Presence:check_blacklist(buffer, parent_dirpath, project_dirpath)
 
     -- Loop over the values to see if the provided project/path is in the blacklist
     for _, val in pairs(blacklist_table) do
-        -- Match buffer
+        -- Matches buffer exactly
         if buffer:match(val) == buffer then return true end
-        -- Match parent
+        -- Match parent either by Lua pattern or by plain string
         local is_parent_directory_blacklisted = parent_dirpath and
-            (parent_dirpath:match(val) == parent_dirpath or
-            parent_dirname:match(val) == parent_dirname)
+            ((parent_dirpath:match(val) == parent_dirpath or
+            parent_dirname:match(val) == parent_dirname) or
+            (parent_dirpath:find(val, nil, true) or
+            parent_dirname:find(val, nil, true)))
         if is_parent_directory_blacklisted then
             return true
         end
-        -- Match project
+        -- Match project either by Lua pattern or by plain string
         local is_project_directory_blacklisted = project_dirpath and
-            (parent_dirpath:match(val) == project_dirpath or
-            parent_dirname:match(val) == project_dirname)
+            ((project_dirpath:match(val) == project_dirpath or
+            project_dirname:match(val) == project_dirname) or
+            (project_dirpath:find(val, nil, true) or
+            project_dirname:find(val, nil, true)))
         if is_project_directory_blacklisted then
             return true
         end