diff --git a/commands/afc_status.py b/commands/afc_status.py
index c4f0f6b..dcb9d82 100644
--- a/commands/afc_status.py
+++ b/commands/afc_status.py
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ class AFCStatus(Command):
     commands = ["status", "count", "num", "number"]
     hooks = ["join", "msg"]
 
+    def setup(self):
+        try:
+            self.ignore_list = self.config.commands[self.name]["ignoreList"]
+        except KeyError:
+            try:
+                ignores = self.config.tasks["afc_statistics"]["ignoreList"]
+                self.ignore_list = ignores
+            except KeyError:
+                self.ignore_list = []
+
     def check(self, data):
         if data.is_command and data.command in self.commands:
             return True
@@ -134,9 +144,8 @@ class AFCStatus(Command):
 
     def count_submissions(self):
         """Returns the number of open AFC submissions (count of CAT:PEND)."""
-        # Subtract two for [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects]] and
-        # [[Wikipedia:Files for upload]], which aren't real submissions:
-        return self.site.get_category("Pending AfC submissions").pages - 2
+        minus = len(ignore_list)
+        return self.site.get_category("Pending AfC submissions").pages - minus
 
     def count_redirects(self):
         """Returns the number of open redirect submissions. Calculated as the
diff --git a/commands/afc_submissions.py b/commands/afc_submissions.py
index 41632de..978cf65 100644
--- a/commands/afc_submissions.py
+++ b/commands/afc_submissions.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
+from earwigbot import wiki
 from earwigbot.commands import Command
 
 class AFCSubmissions(Command):
@@ -53,7 +54,13 @@ class AFCSubmissions(Command):
 
         site = self.bot.wiki.get_site()
         category = site.get_category("Pending AfC submissions")
-        members = category.get_members(limit=number + len(self.ignore_list))
-        urls = [member.url.encode("utf8") for member in members if member.title not in self.ignore_list]
+        members = category.get_members(limit=50)
+        urls = []
+        for member in members:
+            if member.title in self.ignore_list:
+                continue
+            if member.namespace == wiki.NS_CATEGORY:
+                continue
+            urls.append(member.url.encode("utf8"))
         pages = ", ".join(urls[:number])
         self.reply(data, "{0} pending AfC subs: {1}".format(number, pages))
diff --git a/tasks/afc_statistics.py b/tasks/afc_statistics.py
index cf3e120..216319a 100644
--- a/tasks/afc_statistics.py
+++ b/tasks/afc_statistics.py
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ class AFCStatistics(Task):
 
         for pageid, title, ns in cursor:
             title = title.decode("utf8").replace("_", " ")
-            ns = self.site.namespace_id_to_name(ns)
-            if ns:
-                title = u":".join((ns, title))
-            if title in self.ignore_list:
+            ns_name = self.site.namespace_id_to_name(ns)
+            if ns_name:
+                title = u":".join((ns_name, title))
+            if title in self.ignore_list or ns == wiki.NS_CATEGORY:
                 continue
             msg = u"Tracking page [[{0}]] (id: {1})".format(title, pageid)
             self.logger.debug(msg)