diff --git a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/core.hpp b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/core.hpp
index 089aaf8e7..104295b86 100644
--- a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/core.hpp
+++ b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/core.hpp
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ public:
   using plugin::Plugin::Plugin;
 
   static std::list<IpIdentifier> parseIpIdentifier(json_t *json_ips);
+  static std::list<IpIdentifier>
+  filterIps(std::list<IpIdentifier> allIps,
+            std::list<std::string> ignored_ip_names);
   static std::list<IpIdentifier> reorderIps(std::list<IpIdentifier> allIps);
   static std::list<std::shared_ptr<Core>>
   configureIps(std::list<IpIdentifier> orderedIps, json_t *json_ips,
diff --git a/fpga/lib/core.cpp b/fpga/lib/core.cpp
index 0a1f8de1f..31eaa5e01 100644
--- a/fpga/lib/core.cpp
+++ b/fpga/lib/core.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,28 @@ std::list<IpIdentifier> CoreFactory::parseIpIdentifier(json_t *json_ips) {
   return allIps;
 }
 
+std::list<IpIdentifier>
+CoreFactory::filterIps(std::list<IpIdentifier> allIps,
+                       std::list<std::string> ignored_ip_names) {
+  std::list<IpIdentifier> filteredIps;
+
+  std::set<std::string> ignored_ip_set(ignored_ip_names.begin(),
+                                       ignored_ip_names.end());
+  for (const auto &ip : allIps) {
+    const auto &ipName = ip.getName();
+
+    if (ignored_ip_set.find(ipName) != ignored_ip_set.end()) {
+      CoreFactory::getStaticLogger()->warn(
+          "Ignoring Ip {} (explicitly on ignorelist)", ipName);
+    } else {
+      filteredIps.push_back(
+          ip); // Or use `filteredIps.emplace_back(std::move(ip));` if moving is preferred.
+    }
+  }
+
+  return filteredIps;
+}
+
 std::list<IpIdentifier>
 CoreFactory::reorderIps(std::list<IpIdentifier> allIps) {
   // Pick out IPs to be initialized first.
@@ -314,8 +336,11 @@ std::list<std::shared_ptr<Core>> CoreFactory::make(Card *card,
   std::list<IpIdentifier> allIps =
       parseIpIdentifier(json_ips); // All IPs available in config
 
+  std::list<IpIdentifier> filteredIps = filterIps(
+      allIps, card->ignored_ip_names); // Remove ips on ignorelist in .conf
+
   std::list<IpIdentifier> orderedIps =
-      reorderIps(allIps); // IPs ordered in initialization order
+      reorderIps(filteredIps); // IPs ordered in initialization order
 
   std::list<std::shared_ptr<Core>> configuredIps =
       configureIps(orderedIps, json_ips, card); // Successfully configured IPs