diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 2aaac04452e7e5989bf1233c10f72c1c21be378c_TkVXUy5yc3Q=..1062ce4eb3c356e4d673c0141dffce667b8b1a63_TkVXUy5yc3Q= 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 History
 =======
 
+8.0.1
+-----
+
+Fix nested blacklisting.
+
 8.0.0
 -----
 
@@ -11,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import_* follow symlinks.
 
-✨ allow nested blacklistin:
+✨ allow nested blacklisting:
 For example, allow ignoring odoo-mint/theme when expanding odoo-mint-hr.
 
 🔨 Change list_modules command to output in the console when used.
diff --git a/odoo_scripts/config.py b/odoo_scripts/config.py
index 2aaac04452e7e5989bf1233c10f72c1c21be378c_b2Rvb19zY3JpcHRzL2NvbmZpZy5weQ==..1062ce4eb3c356e4d673c0141dffce667b8b1a63_b2Rvb19zY3JpcHRzL2NvbmZpZy5weQ== 100644
--- a/odoo_scripts/config.py
+++ b/odoo_scripts/config.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
     """
 
     def __init__(
-        self, path: str = None, blacklist: str = None, read: str = None
+        self,
+        path: str = None,
+        blacklist: str = None,
+        read: str = None,
+        parent_configuration=None,
     ):
         self._expanded_configuration = dict()
@@ -36,5 +40,6 @@
     ):
         self._expanded_configuration = dict()
+        self.path = path
         setup_path = "setup.cfg"
         if path:
             setup_path = os.path.join(path, setup_path)
@@ -57,7 +62,8 @@
                 ] = section.get(key)
 
         for name, value in expanded_info.items():
+            value["parent_configuration"] = self
             if "path" not in value:
                 _logger.error("Expansion without path for %s", name)
                 raise Exception("Expansion without path for %s" % name)
             else:
@@ -60,8 +66,25 @@
             if "path" not in value:
                 _logger.error("Expansion without path for %s", name)
                 raise Exception("Expansion without path for %s" % name)
             else:
-                if blacklist and re.match(blacklist, value["path"]):
+                # put in relative_path the relative path between this and the
+                # parent.
+                # this allows blacklisting odoo-mint/theme when expanding
+                # mint hr.
+                if parent_configuration:
+                    # difference between this path and the parents
+                    relative_path = os.path.join(
+                        os.path.relpath(
+                            path,
+                            parent_configuration.path
+                            if parent_configuration.path
+                            else "",
+                        ),
+                        value["path"],
+                    )
+                else:
+                    relative_path = value["path"]
+                if blacklist and re.match(blacklist, relative_path):
                     _logger.info(
                         "Ignoring directory '%s' due to blacklisting",
                         os.path.join(path, value["path"])