diff --git a/ccplugin.py b/ccplugin.py
index ab5d742735e51f518a0ae98bf5eba6758c4eaa3d_Y2NwbHVnaW4ucHk=..9387dfaca9ccd77e18de7a56b88dd42605d6c855_Y2NwbHVnaW4ucHk= 100644
--- a/ccplugin.py
+++ b/ccplugin.py
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
                ('etype', {'type': 'string', 'default': '',
                           'help': 'only index a given etype'
                                   '[default:all indexable types]'}),
+               ('except-etype', {'type': 'string', 'default': '',
+                                 'help': 'all indexable types except given etype'
+                                 '[default:None]'}),
                ]
 
     def run(self, args):
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@
                 if self.config.etype:
                     etypes = (self.config.etype,)
                 else:
-                    etypes = indexable_types(schema)
+                    etypes = indexable_types(schema,
+                                             custom_skip_list=((self.config.except_etype,)))
+                    assert self.config.except_etype not in etypes
                 if self.config.debug and not self.config.etype:
                     print(u'found indexable_types {}'.format(
@@ -60,6 +65,6 @@
                 if self.config.debug and not self.config.etype:
                     print(u'found indexable_types {}'.format(
-                        ','.join(indexable_types(schema))))
+                        ','.join(etypes)))
                 for _ in parallel_bulk(es,
                                        self.bulk_actions(etypes,
                                                          cnx,
diff --git a/es.py b/es.py
index ab5d742735e51f518a0ae98bf5eba6758c4eaa3d_ZXMucHk=..9387dfaca9ccd77e18de7a56b88dd42605d6c855_ZXMucHk= 100644
--- a/es.py
+++ b/es.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def indexable_types(schema):
+def indexable_types(schema, custom_skip_list=None):
     '''
     introspect indexable types
     '''
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
         return INDEXABLE_TYPES
     indexable_types = []
     skip_list = ('TrInfo', 'EmailAddress')
+    if custom_skip_list:
+        skip_list = skip_list + custom_skip_list
+        print skip_list
     for eschema in schema.entities():
         if eschema.type in skip_list:
             continue