diff --git a/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sweep.cpp b/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sweep.cpp
index 1e7d324af..82dc1a40c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sweep.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sweep.cpp
@@ -88,12 +88,18 @@ bool AsyncRPCOperation_sweep::main_impl() {
 
     std::vector<SaplingNoteEntry> saplingEntries;
     libzcash::SaplingPaymentAddress sweepAddress;
+    libzcash::SaplingPaymentAddress sweepExcludeAddress;
     std::map<libzcash::SaplingPaymentAddress, std::vector<SaplingNoteEntry>> mapAddresses;
 
     {
         LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
         pwalletMain->GetFilteredNotes(saplingEntries, "", 11);
+
         if (!fromRPC_) {
+            auto zAddressExclude = DecodePaymentAddress(pwalletMain->sweepExcludeAddress);
+            if (boost::get<libzcash::SaplingPaymentAddress>(&zAddressExclude) != nullptr) {
+                sweepExcludeAddress = boost::get<libzcash::SaplingPaymentAddress>(zAddressExclude);
+            }
             if (fSweepMapUsed) {
                 const vector<string>& v = mapMultiArgs["-zsweepaddress"];
                 for(int i = 0; i < v.size(); i++) {
@@ -115,8 +121,11 @@ bool AsyncRPCOperation_sweep::main_impl() {
             }
         }
 
+        // Map all notes by address
         for (auto & entry : saplingEntries) {
-            //Map all notes by address
+            // do not need to sweep Excluded Address
+            if (sweepExcludeAddress == entry.address) { continue; }
+            // do not need to sweep the sweepAddress as that is the destination
             if (sweepAddress == entry.address) {
                 continue;
             } else {