diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de2da36..b068ff5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ jobs:
           xl_label: 'size/xl'
           fail_if_xl: 'false'
           message_if_xl: >
-            'This PR exceeds the recommended size of 1000 lines.
+            This PR exceeds the recommended size of 1000 lines.
             Please make sure you are NOT addressing multiple issues with one PR.
-            Note this PR might be rejected due to its size.’
+            Note this PR might be rejected due to its size.
           github_api_url: 'api.github.com'
           files_to_ignore: ''
 ```
diff --git a/src/github.sh b/src/github.sh
index 2e648c1..8a31030 100644
--- a/src/github.sh
+++ b/src/github.sh
@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@ github::calculate_total_modifications() {
     local -r body=$(curl -sSL -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "$GITHUB_API_HEADER" "$GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/pulls/$pr_number/files?per_page=100")
 
     local changes=0
+
     for file in $(echo "$body" | jq -r '.[] | @base64'); do
+      local ignore_file=0
       for file_to_ignore in $files_to_ignore; do
-        if [ "$file_to_ignore" != "$(basename $(jq::base64 '.filename'))" ]; then
-          total_changes=$(jq::base64 '.changes')
-          ((changes += total_changes))
+        if [ "$file_to_ignore" = "$(basename $(jq::base64 '.filename'))" ]; then
+          ignore_file=1
         fi
       done
+      if [ $ignore_file -eq 0 ]; then
+        ((changes += $(jq::base64 '.changes')))
+      fi
     done
 
     echo $changes