diff --git a/docker-gc b/docker-gc
index cd7a511..1cbcf20 100755
--- a/docker-gc
+++ b/docker-gc
@@ -254,9 +254,6 @@ do
     | uniq >> images.all
 done
 
-# Add dangling images to list.
-$DOCKER images --no-trunc --format "{{.ID}}" --filter dangling=true >> images.all
-
 # Find images that are created at least GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS ago
 > images.reap.tmp
 cat images.all | sort | uniq | while read line
@@ -269,6 +266,9 @@ do
 done
 comm -23 images.reap.tmp images.used | grep -E -v -f $EXCLUDE_IDS_FILE > images.reap || true
 
+# Remove dangling images and do not exclude them
+$DOCKER images --no-trunc --format "{{.ID}}" --filter dangling=true >> images.reap
+
 # Use -f flag on docker rm command; forces removal of images that are in Dead
 # status or give errors when removing.
 FORCE_CONTAINER_FLAG=""