diff --git a/notes.sh b/notes.sh
index 4c13859..a13403d 100755
--- a/notes.sh
+++ b/notes.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ list_entries() {
 		}\
 	"
 
-	grep -r -m 3 -h "^Subject:\|^X-Note-Id:\|^X-Date:" "$BASEDIR" | awk "$FILTER" | sort | cut -d " " -f "2-"
+	grep -r -m 3 -h "^Subject:\|^X-Note-Id:\|^X-Date:" "$BASEDIR" --include="note.md" | awk "$FILTER" | sort | cut -d " " -f "2-"
 }