diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e5edc5..8e8e54b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,12 +43,43 @@ the application uses.
 
 #### Simplest example
 
-Given that a desktop file should be provided with an AppImage, `linuxdeployqt` can use that to determine the parameters of the build.
+You'll need to provide the basic structure of an `AppDir` which should look something like this:
+```
+└── usr
+    ├── bin
+    │   └── your_app
+    ├── lib
+    └── share
+        ├── applications
+        │   └── your_app.desktop
+        └── icons
+            └── <theme>
+                └── <resolution> 
+                    └── your_app.png
+```
+Replace `<theme>` and `<resolution>` with (for example) `hicolor` and `256x256` respectively; see [icon theme spec](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/icon-theme-spec-latest.html) for more details.
+
+
+Using the desktop file `linuxdeployqt` can determine the parameters of the build.
+
+Where your desktop file would look something like:
+```
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Type=Application
+Name=Amazing Qt App
+Comment=The best Qt Application Ever.
+Exec=your_app
+Icon=your_app
+Categories=Office;
+```
+
+* Notice that both `Exec` and `Icon` only have file names.
+* Also Notice that the `Icon` entry does not include an extension.
 
-`linuxdeployqt path/to/appdir/usr/share/application_name.desktop`
+Read more about desktop files in the [freedesktop specification here](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html).
 
-Where the _desktop_ file specifies the executable to be run (with `EXEC=`), the name of the applications and an icon.
-See [desktop file specification](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html).
+Now you can say: `linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage path/to/AppDir/usr/share/applications/your_app.desktop`
 
 For a more detailed example, see "Using linuxdeployqt with Travis CI" below.
 
diff --git a/tools/excludelist.sh b/tools/excludelist.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dce1a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/excludelist.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Download excludelist
+blacklisted=($(wget --quiet https://raw.githubusercontent.com/probonopd/AppImages/master/excludelist -O - | sort | uniq | grep -v "^#.*" | grep "[^-\s]"))
+# Create array
+for item in ${blacklisted[@]:0:${#blacklisted[@]}-1}; do
+  echo -ne '\\"'$item'\\" << '
+done
+echo -ne '\\"'${blacklisted[-1]}'\\"'
diff --git a/tools/linuxdeployqt/linuxdeployqt.pro b/tools/linuxdeployqt/linuxdeployqt.pro
index 1d9e3f5..85488ea 100644
--- a/tools/linuxdeployqt/linuxdeployqt.pro
+++ b/tools/linuxdeployqt/linuxdeployqt.pro
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ isEmpty(_BUILD_NUMBER) {
 }
 
 DEFINES += LINUXDEPLOYQT_VERSION="'\"$(shell git describe --tags $(shell git rev-list --tags --skip=1 --max-count=1) --abbrev=0)\"'"
+DEFINES += EXCLUDELIST=\""$$system($$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/../excludelist.sh)"\"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp b/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp
index 9c65400..af56672 100644
--- a/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp
@@ -423,11 +423,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             LogDebug() << "Argument found:" << argument;
             int index = argument.indexOf("=");
             excludeLibs = QString(argument.mid(index + 1)).split(",");
-        } else if (argument.startsWith("-")) {
-            LogError() << "Error: arguments must not start with --, only -" << "\n";
+        } else if (argument.startsWith("--")) {
+            LogError() << "Error: arguments must not start with --, only -:" << argument << "\n";
             return 1;
         } else {
-            LogError() << "Unknown argument" << argument << "\n";
+            LogError() << "Unknown argument:" << argument << "\n";
             return 1;
         }
      }
diff --git a/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.cpp b/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.cpp
index 6c85a87..c864085 100644
--- a/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.cpp
+++ b/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.cpp
@@ -474,8 +474,13 @@ LibraryInfo parseLddLibraryLine(const QString &line, const QString &appDirPath,
         */
 
         QStringList excludelist;
+        #ifndef EXCLUDELIST
+            excludelist << "ld-linux.so.2" << "ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" << "libanl.so.1" << "libasound.so.2" << "libBrokenLocale.so.1" << "libcidn.so.1" << "libcom_err.so.2" << "libcrypt.so.1" << "libc.so.6" << "libdl.so.2" << "libdrm.so.2" << "libexpat.so.1" << "libfontconfig.so.1" << "libfreetype.so.6" << "libgcc_s.so.1" << "libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0" << "libgio-2.0.so.0" << "libglib-2.0.so.0" << "libGL.so.1" << "libgobject-2.0.so.0" << "libgpg-error.so.0" << "libharfbuzz.so.0" << "libICE.so.6" << "libjack.so.0" << "libkeyutils.so.1" << "libm.so.6" << "libmvec.so.1" << "libnsl.so.1" << "libnss_compat.so.2" << "libnss_db.so.2" << "libnss_dns.so.2" << "libnss_files.so.2" << "libnss_hesiod.so.2" << "libnss_nisplus.so.2" << "libnss_nis.so.2" << "libp11-kit.so.0" << "libpango-1.0.so.0" << "libpangocairo-1.0.so.0" << "libpangoft2-1.0.so.0" << "libpthread.so.0" << "libresolv.so.2" << "librt.so.1" << "libSM.so.6" << "libstdc++.so.6" << "libthread_db.so.1" << "libusb-1.0.so.0" << "libutil.so.1" << "libuuid.so.1" << "libX11.so.6" << "libxcb.so.1" << "libz.so.1";
+        #else
+            excludelist << EXCLUDELIST;
+        #endif
         excludelist += excludeLibs;
-        excludelist << "libasound.so.2" << "libcom_err.so.2" << "libcrypt.so.1" << "libc.so.6" << "libdl.so.2" << "libdrm.so.2" << "libexpat.so.1" << "libfontconfig.so.1" << "libgcc_s.so.1" << "libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0" << "libgio-2.0.so.0" << "libglib-2.0.so.0" << "libGL.so.1" << "libgobject-2.0.so.0" << "libgpg-error.so.0" << "libICE.so.6" << "libkeyutils.so.1" << "libm.so.6" << "libnsl.so.1" << "libnss3.so" << "libnssutil3.so" << "libp11-kit.so.0" << "libpangoft2-1.0.so.0" << "libpangocairo-1.0.so.0" << "libpango-1.0.so.0" << "libpthread.so.0" << "libresolv.so.2" << "librt.so.1" << "libSM.so.6" << "libstdc++.so.6" << "libusb-1.0.so.0" << "libuuid.so.1" << "libX11.so.6" << "libxcb.so.1" << "libz.so.1";
+
         LogDebug() << "excludelist:" << excludelist;
         if (! trimmed.contains("libicu")) {
             if (containsHowOften(excludelist, QFileInfo(trimmed).completeBaseName())) {