diff --git a/MWSE/mods/celediel/NPCsGoHome/functions/cellEvaluators.lua b/MWSE/mods/celediel/NPCsGoHome/functions/cellEvaluators.lua
index 70d33bb..a00660b 100644
--- a/MWSE/mods/celediel/NPCsGoHome/functions/cellEvaluators.lua
+++ b/MWSE/mods/celediel/NPCsGoHome/functions/cellEvaluators.lua
@@ -6,15 +6,31 @@ local this = {}
 
 local function log(level, ...) if config.logLevel >= level then common.log(...) end end
 
+-- cellEvaluators can't require checks because checks already requires cellEvaluators
+-- this means I have too much spaghetti
+local function isIgnoredNPCLite(npc)
+    local obj = npc.baseObject and npc.baseObject or npc.object
+
+    local isGuard = obj.isGuard or (obj.name and (obj.name:lower():match("guard") and true or false) or false) -- maybe this should just be an if else
+    local isVampire = obj.head and (obj.head.vampiric and true or false) or false
+
+    return config.ignored[obj.id:lower()] or
+           config.ignored[obj.sourceMod:lower()] or
+           isGuard or
+           isVampire
+end
+
 -- cell worth is combined worth of all NPCs
 this.calculateCellWorth = function(cell, proprietor)
     local worth = 0
 
     local msg = "breakdown:\n"
     for innard in cell:iterateReferences(tes3.objectType.npc) do
-        local total = npcEvaluators.calculateNPCWorth(innard, innard == proprietor and cell or nil).total
-        worth = worth + total
-        msg = msg .. string.format("%s worth:%s, ", innard.object.name, total)
+        if not isIgnoredNPCLite(innard) then
+            local total = npcEvaluators.calculateNPCWorth(innard, innard == proprietor and cell or nil).total
+            worth = worth + total
+            msg = msg .. string.format("%s worth:%s, ", innard.object.name, total)
+        end
     end
 
     log(common.logLevels.medium, "[CELLEVAL] Calculated worth of %s for cell %s", worth, cell.id)
@@ -29,18 +45,20 @@ this.pickCellFaction = function(cell)
 
     -- count all the npcs with factions
     for npc in cell:iterateReferences(tes3.objectType.npc) do
-        local faction = npc.object.faction
+        if not isIgnoredNPCLite(npc) then
+            local faction = npc.object.faction
 
-        if faction then
-            if not npcs.allFactions[faction.id] then npcs.allFactions[faction.id] = {total = 0, percentage = 0} end
+            if faction then
+                if not npcs.allFactions[faction.id] then npcs.allFactions[faction.id] = {total = 0, percentage = 0} end
 
-            if not npcs.allFactions[faction.id].master or npcs.allFactions[faction.id].master.object.factionIndex <
-                npc.object.factionIndex then npcs.allFactions[faction.id].master = npc end
+                if not npcs.allFactions[faction.id].master or npcs.allFactions[faction.id].master.object.factionIndex <
+                    npc.object.factionIndex then npcs.allFactions[faction.id].master = npc end
 
-            npcs.allFactions[faction.id].total = npcs.allFactions[faction.id].total + 1
+                npcs.allFactions[faction.id].total = npcs.allFactions[faction.id].total + 1
+            end
+
+            npcs.total = npcs.total + 1
         end
-
-        npcs.total = npcs.total + 1
     end
 
     -- pick out all the factions that make up a percentage of the cell greater than the configured value