diff --git a/generator/generator.go b/generator/generator.go
index 6509b18..cb8d5ee 100644
--- a/generator/generator.go
+++ b/generator/generator.go
@@ -45,37 +45,12 @@ func Generate(project *types.Project) (*HelmChart, error) {
 	Annotations[labels.LabelName("compose-hash")] = hash
 	chart.composeHash = &hash
 
+	// drop all services with the "ignore" label
+	dropIngoredServices(project)
+
 	// rename all services name to remove dashes
-	for i, service := range project.Services {
-		if service.Name != utils.AsResourceName(service.Name) {
-			fixed := utils.AsResourceName(service.Name)
-			for j, s := range project.Services {
-				// for the same-pod services, we need to keep the original name
-				if samepod, ok := s.Labels[labels.LabelSamePod]; ok && samepod == service.Name {
-					s.Labels[labels.LabelSamePod] = fixed
-					project.Services[j] = s
-				}
-				// also, the value-from label should be updated
-				if valuefrom, ok := s.Labels[labels.LabelValueFrom]; ok {
-					vf, err := labelStructs.GetValueFrom(valuefrom)
-					if err != nil {
-						return nil, err
-					}
-					for varname, bind := range *vf {
-						log.Printf("service %s, varname %s, bind %s", service.Name, varname, bind)
-						bind := strings.ReplaceAll(bind, service.Name, fixed)
-						(*vf)[varname] = bind
-					}
-					output, err := yaml.Marshal(vf)
-					if err != nil {
-						return nil, err
-					}
-					s.Labels[labels.LabelValueFrom] = string(output)
-				}
-			}
-			service.Name = fixed
-			project.Services[i] = service
-		}
+	if err := fixResourceNames(project); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// find the "main-app" label, and set chart.AppVersion to the tag if exists
@@ -222,6 +197,52 @@ func Generate(project *types.Project) (*HelmChart, error) {
 	return chart, nil
 }
 
+// dropIngoredServices removes all services with the "ignore" label set to true (or yes).
+func dropIngoredServices(project *types.Project) {
+	for i, service := range project.Services {
+		if isIgnored(service) {
+			project.Services = append(project.Services[:i], project.Services[i+1:]...)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// fixResourceNames renames all services and related resources to remove dashes.
+func fixResourceNames(project *types.Project) error {
+	// rename all services name to remove dashes
+	for i, service := range project.Services {
+		if service.Name != utils.AsResourceName(service.Name) {
+			fixed := utils.AsResourceName(service.Name)
+			for j, s := range project.Services {
+				// for the same-pod services, we need to keep the original name
+				if samepod, ok := s.Labels[labels.LabelSamePod]; ok && samepod == service.Name {
+					s.Labels[labels.LabelSamePod] = fixed
+					project.Services[j] = s
+				}
+				// also, the value-from label should be updated
+				if valuefrom, ok := s.Labels[labels.LabelValueFrom]; ok {
+					vf, err := labelStructs.GetValueFrom(valuefrom)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					for varname, bind := range *vf {
+						log.Printf("service %s, varname %s, bind %s", service.Name, varname, bind)
+						bind := strings.ReplaceAll(bind, service.Name, fixed)
+						(*vf)[varname] = bind
+					}
+					output, err := yaml.Marshal(vf)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					s.Labels[labels.LabelValueFrom] = string(output)
+				}
+			}
+			service.Name = fixed
+			project.Services[i] = service
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // serviceIsMain returns true if the service is the main app.
 func serviceIsMain(service types.ServiceConfig) bool {
 	if main, ok := service.Labels[labels.LabelMainApp]; ok {