diff --git a/tools/addfooter b/tools/addfooter
index e90b2cace1b425da76c3bbaac8cd7f93d100cd2a..434bb458c15be044b365d5ce8a3119ecf3c3af2d 100755
--- a/tools/addfooter
+++ b/tools/addfooter
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-find /home/sympa/expl -maxdepth 1 -type d -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' list; do
+find /home/sympa/expl -maxdepth 1 ! -name lost+found -type d -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' list; do
 	listname=$(basename "$list")
 	if [ ! -f "${list}/message.footer" ]
 	then