diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
index be2eaed6b..66a7fbde5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ fun Context.checkAppendingHidden(path: String, hidden: String, includedFolders:
         }
     }
 
-    return if (File(path).doesThisOrParentHaveNoMedia() && !includedFolders.contains(path)) {
+    return if (File(path).doesThisOrParentHaveNoMedia() && !path.isThisOrParentIncluded(includedFolders)) {
         "$dirName $hidden"
     } else {
         dirName
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/String.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/String.kt
index 47837c672..692256eec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/String.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/String.kt
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ import com.bumptech.glide.signature.ObjectKey
 import java.io.File
 
 fun String.getFileSignature() = ObjectKey(File(this).lastModified().toString())
+
+fun String.isThisOrParentIncluded(includedPaths: MutableSet<String>) = includedPaths.any { startsWith(it, true) }
+
+fun String.isThisOrParentExcluded(excludedPaths: MutableSet<String>) = excludedPaths.any { startsWith(it, true) }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/MediaFetcher.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/MediaFetcher.kt
index 196da0e6b..ce7d75453 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/MediaFetcher.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/MediaFetcher.kt
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ import android.os.Environment
 import android.provider.MediaStore
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.*
-import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.extensions.config
-import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.extensions.containsNoMedia
-import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.extensions.doesThisOrParentHaveNoMedia
-import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.extensions.isPathInMediaStore
+import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.models.Medium
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap
@@ -246,9 +243,9 @@ class MediaFetcher(val context: Context) {
 
     private fun shouldFolderBeVisible(path: String, excludedPaths: MutableSet<String>, includedPaths: MutableSet<String>, showHidden: Boolean): Boolean {
         val file = File(path)
-        return if (includedPaths.contains(path)) {
+        return if (path.isThisOrParentIncluded(includedPaths)) {
             true
-        } else if (isThisOrParentExcluded(path, excludedPaths, includedPaths)) {
+        } else if (path.isThisOrParentExcluded(excludedPaths)) {
             false
         } else if (!showHidden && file.isDirectory && file.canonicalFile == file.absoluteFile) {
             var containsNoMediaOrDot = file.containsNoMedia() || path.contains("/.")
@@ -261,9 +258,6 @@ class MediaFetcher(val context: Context) {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun isThisOrParentExcluded(path: String, excludedPaths: MutableSet<String>, includedPaths: MutableSet<String>) =
-            includedPaths.none { path.startsWith(it, true) } && excludedPaths.any { path.startsWith(it, true) }
-
     private fun getMediaInFolder(folder: String, curMedia: ArrayList<Medium>, isPickImage: Boolean, isPickVideo: Boolean, filterMedia: Int, allowRecursion: Boolean) {
         val files = File(folder).listFiles() ?: return
         for (file in files) {
@@ -310,7 +304,6 @@ class MediaFetcher(val context: Context) {
             val isAlreadyAdded = curMedia.any { it.path == file.absolutePath }
             if (!isAlreadyAdded) {
                 curMedia.add(medium)
-                //context.scanPath(file.absolutePath)
             }
         }
     }