diff --git a/controller/limits/limitAction.go b/controller/limits/limitAction.go
index 0338ad97..32bcef72 100644
--- a/controller/limits/limitAction.go
+++ b/controller/limits/limitAction.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func (a *limitAction) HandleAccount(acct *store.Account, _, _ int64, bwc store.B
 	}
 
 	ignoreBackends := ul.ignoreBackends(bwc)
+	logrus.Warnf("ignore backends excluding '%v': %v", bwc, ignoreBackends)
 	for _, env := range envs {
 		shrs, err := a.str.FindSharesForEnvironment(env.Id, trx)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/controller/limits/userLimits.go b/controller/limits/userLimits.go
index bf40b2ca..92c1bab3 100644
--- a/controller/limits/userLimits.go
+++ b/controller/limits/userLimits.go
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ func (ul *userLimits) ignoreBackends(bwc store.BandwidthClass) map[sdk.BackendMo
 			}
 		}
 		return ignoreBackends
+	} else {
+		ignoreBackends := make(map[sdk.BackendMode]bool)
+		for backendMode := range ul.scopes {
+			ignoreBackends[backendMode] = true
+		}
+		return ignoreBackends
 	}
 	return nil
 }