diff --git a/tools/addScreenToIgnoreList.py b/tools/addScreenToIgnoreList.py
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+++ b/tools/addScreenToIgnoreList.py
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+#!/bin/python
+import os
+
+def addScreenToIgnoreList(ignoreFileName = '/tmp/fenrirSuspend', screen = '1', useCurrentScreen = True):
+    if useCurrentScreen:
+        tty = open('/sys/devices/virtual/tty/tty0/active','r')
+        screen = str(tty.read()[3:-1])
+    ignoreScreens = []
+    ignoreScreensStr = ''
+    if ignoreFileName != '':
+        if os.access(ignoreFileName, os.R_OK):
+            with open(ignoreFileName, 'r') as fp:
+                try:
+                    ignoreScreens = fp.read().split(',')#.replace('\n','').split(',')
+                except Exception as e:
+                   print(e)
+
+        if not screen in ignoreScreens:
+            ignoreScreens.extend(screen)
+        ignoreScreensStr = ','.join(ignoreScreens)
+           
+        with open(ignoreFileName, 'w') as fp:
+            fp.write(ignoreScreensStr)                
+                
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    addScreenToIgnoreList()
diff --git a/tools/removeScreenFromIgnoreList.py b/tools/removeScreenFromIgnoreList.py
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+++ b/tools/removeScreenFromIgnoreList.py
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+#!/bin/python
+import os
+
+def addScreenToIgnoreList(ignoreFileName = '/tmp/fenrirSuspend', screen = '1', useCurrentScreen = True):
+    if useCurrentScreen:
+        tty = open('/sys/devices/virtual/tty/tty0/active','r')
+        screen = str(tty.read()[3:-1])
+    ignoreScreens = []
+    ignoreScreensStr = ''
+    if ignoreFileName != '':
+        if os.access(ignoreFileName, os.R_OK):
+            with open(ignoreFileName, 'r') as fp:
+                try:
+                    ignoreScreens = fp.read().split(',')#.replace('\n','').split(',')
+                except Exception as e:
+                   print(e)
+
+        if screen in ignoreScreens:
+            ignoreScreens.remove(screen)
+        ignoreScreensStr = ','.join(ignoreScreens)
+           
+        with open(ignoreFileName, 'w') as fp:
+            fp.write(ignoreScreensStr)                
+                
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    addScreenToIgnoreList()