diff --git a/src/CodeCoverage.php b/src/CodeCoverage.php
index fa9d4b9a1..460bc812c 100644
--- a/src/CodeCoverage.php
+++ b/src/CodeCoverage.php
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public function stop($append = true, $linesToBeCovered = [], array $linesToBeUse
 
         $this->currentId = null;
 
-        return $data;
+        return $this->data;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Filter.php b/src/Filter.php
index 771a657ae..db383d712 100644
--- a/src/Filter.php
+++ b/src/Filter.php
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ class Filter
      */
     private $whitelistedFiles = [];
 
+    private $ignoreLists = [];
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $ignoreLists
+     */
+    public function setIgnoreLists($ignoreLists) {
+        $this->ignoreLists = $ignoreLists;
+    }
     /**
      * Adds a directory to the whitelist (recursively).
      *
@@ -127,8 +135,17 @@ public function isFiltered($filename)
         }
 
         $filename = realpath($filename);
-
+        if (empty($this->whitelistedFiles)){
+            foreach($this->ignoreLists as $ignorePattern ){
+                $pattern = '/'.$ignorePattern.'/';
+                if (preg_match($pattern, $filename)){
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        } else{
         return !isset($this->whitelistedFiles[$filename]);
+        }
     }
 
     /**