diff --git a/snapshots/updates.test.js.snap b/snapshots/updates.test.js.snap
index a2ff425..73fbc2b 100644
--- a/snapshots/updates.test.js.snap
+++ b/snapshots/updates.test.js.snap
@@ -108,7 +108,19 @@ exports[`dual 2`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`exclude 1`] = `undefined`;
+exports[`exclude 1`] = `
+{
+  "npm": {
+    "dependencies": {
+      "updates": {
+        "info": "https://github.com/silverwind/updates",
+        "new": "537ccb7",
+        "old": "6941e05",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
+`;
 
 exports[`exclude 2`] = `
 {
diff --git a/updates.js b/updates.js
index 9f9a61b..3ce1da9 100755
--- a/updates.js
+++ b/updates.js
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ function canInclude(name, mode, {include, exclude}) {
   for (const re of include) {
     if (re.test(name)) return true;
   }
-  return false;
+  return include.size ? false : true;
 }
 
 function resolveFiles(filesArg) {