diff --git a/lib/executor.js b/lib/executor.js
index 052f714..ff8df81 100644
--- a/lib/executor.js
+++ b/lib/executor.js
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ function setupMiddleware(app, instructions) {
   app.defineMiddlewarePhases(phases);
 
   middleware.forEach(function(data) {
+    var middlewareUnexcluded =  _.find(instructions.files.boot, function(o) { return o === data.sourceFile });
+    if (!middlewareUnexcluded){ return; }
     debug('Configuring middleware %j%s', data.sourceFile,
         data.fragment ? ('#' + data.fragment) : '');
     var factory = requireNodeOrEsModule(data.sourceFile);