diff --git a/src/commands/add.rs b/src/commands/add.rs
index bae3a4c..0ab935b 100644
--- a/src/commands/add.rs
+++ b/src/commands/add.rs
@@ -39,35 +39,19 @@ pub fn add(args: AddArgs) {
             }
         };
 
-        // check if the file must be ignored
-        if !args.force && ignore_file(&f, rules.clone(), &mut ignored_f) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
         let path = repo_root().join(Path::new(&f));
         match path.exists() {
             true => {
-                added_files.push(f);
-                if path.is_dir() {
-                    add_folder_content(path.to_path_buf(), &mut added_files);
-                }
+                add_entry(path, args.force, &mut added_files, rules.clone(), &mut ignored_f);
             },
             false => {
                 if Object::new(path.to_str().unwrap()).exists() {
-                    // object is deleted so not a present file but can still be added
+                    // object is deleted so not present but can still be added for deletion
                     added_files.push(String::from(f));
                 } else {
+                    // try globbing if nothing has been found
                     for entry in try_globbing(path) {
-                        if path::is_nextsync_config(entry.clone()) {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                        if !args.force && ignore_file(&path_buf_to_string(entry.clone()), rules.clone(), &mut ignored_f) {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                        added_files.push(path_buf_to_string(entry.strip_prefix(repo_root()).unwrap().to_path_buf()));
-                        if entry.is_dir() {
-                            add_folder_content(entry.to_path_buf(), &mut added_files);
-                        }
+                        add_entry(entry, args.force, &mut added_files, rules.clone(), &mut ignored_f);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -78,6 +62,24 @@ pub fn add(args: AddArgs) {
     write_added_files(added_files);
 }
 
+fn add_entry(entry: PathBuf, force: bool, added_files: &mut Vec<String>, rules: Vec<String>, ignored_f: &mut Vec<String>) {
+    // ignore nextsync config files
+    if path::is_nextsync_config(entry.clone()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // check if the file must be ignored
+    if !force && ignore_file(&path_buf_to_string(entry.clone()), rules, ignored_f) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    added_files.push(path_buf_to_string(entry.strip_prefix(repo_root()).unwrap().to_path_buf()));
+    if entry.is_dir() {
+        add_folder_content(entry.to_path_buf(), added_files);
+    }
+
+}
+
 fn print_ignored_files(ignored_files: Vec<String>) {
     if ignored_files.len() > 0 {
         // todo multiple nextsyncignore