diff --git a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
index 1583b66..9d0b169 100644
--- a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
+++ b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
@@ -1307,8 +1307,13 @@ void Gallery::init()
 {
     if (file.exists() && file.contains("append"))
     {
-        TemplateList data = this->read();
-        this->writeBlock(data);
+        File rFile = file;
+        rFile.remove("append");
+        Gallery *reader = Gallery::make(rFile);
+        TemplateList data = reader->read();
+        delete reader;
+
+        writeBlock(data);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/gallery.cpp b/openbr/plugins/gallery.cpp
index ef09714..5036aec 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/gallery.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/gallery.cpp
@@ -766,8 +766,11 @@ class memGallery : public Gallery
 
 BR_REGISTER(Gallery, memGallery)
 
-FileList FileList::fromGallery(const File &file, bool cache)
+FileList FileList::fromGallery(const File &rFile, bool cache)
 {
+    File file = rFile;
+    file.remove("append");
+
     File targetMeta = file;
     targetMeta.name = targetMeta.path() + targetMeta.baseName() + "_meta" + targetMeta.hash() + ".mem";
 
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp b/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
index a9776ca..71d94b2 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
@@ -981,7 +981,10 @@ class FileExclusionTransform : public UntrainableMetaTransform
     {
         if (exclusionGallery.isEmpty())
             return;
-        FileList temp = FileList::fromGallery(exclusionGallery);
+        File rFile(exclusionGallery);
+        rFile.remove("append");
+
+        FileList temp = FileList::fromGallery(rFile);
         excluded = QSet<QString>::fromList(temp.names());
     }
 };