diff --git a/rust/psibase-macros-test/services/add-check-init/src/lib.rs b/rust/psibase-macros-test/services/add-check-init/src/lib.rs
index 42b596047..6b3395e02 100644
--- a/rust/psibase-macros-test/services/add-check-init/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/psibase-macros-test/services/add-check-init/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@ pub mod service {
         table.put(&InitRow {}).unwrap();
     }
 
-    #[pre_action(exclude = "init")]
+    #[action]
+    fn init2() {
+        let table = InitTable::new();
+        table.put(&InitRow {}).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[pre_action(exclude(init, init2))]
     // #[pre_action(exclude)]
-    fn check_initialize() {
+    fn bobs_init() {
         // name is not important
         let table = InitTable::new();
         check(
diff --git a/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/actions.rs b/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/actions.rs
index 6774a2692..fac3099f2 100644
--- a/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/actions.rs
+++ b/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/actions.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use darling::{ast::NestedMeta, FromMeta};
+use darling::{ast::NestedMeta, util::PathList, FromMeta};
 use proc_macro_error::abort;
 use quote::{quote, ToTokens};
-use syn::{AttrStyle, Attribute, FnArg, Ident, Item, ItemFn, Meta, Pat, ReturnType};
+use syn::{AttrStyle, Attribute, FnArg, Ident, Item, ItemFn, Meta, Pat, Path, ReturnType};
 
 #[derive(Debug, FromMeta)]
 #[darling(default)]
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ pub fn process_action_schema(
 pub struct PreAction {
     pub exists: bool,
     pub fn_name: Option<Ident>,
-    pub exclude: Option<String>,
+    pub exclude: PathList,
 }
 
 impl Default for PreAction {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl Default for PreAction {
         PreAction {
             exists: false,
             fn_name: None,
-            exclude: None,
+            exclude: PathList::from(vec![]),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ fn is_pre_action_attr(attr: &Attribute) -> bool {
 // }
 #[derive(Debug, FromMeta)]
 struct PreActionOptions {
-    exclude: String, // PreActionExclude,
+    exclude: PathList,
 }
 
 pub fn check_for_pre_action(pre_action_info: &mut PreAction, items: &mut Vec<Item>) {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ pub fn check_for_pre_action(pre_action_info: &mut PreAction, items: &mut Vec<Ite
                 // println!("1: processing pre_action_attr args");
                 let attr_args_ts = match pre_action_attr.meta.clone() {
                     Meta::List(args) => {
-                        // println!("List: {:?}", args);
+                        println!("List: {:?}", args);
                         args.tokens
                     }
                     Meta::Path(args) => panic!("expected list; got path."),
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ pub fn check_for_pre_action(pre_action_info: &mut PreAction, items: &mut Vec<Ite
                     }
                 };
                 println!("pre-action options: {:?}", options);
-                pre_action_info.exclude = Some(options.exclude);
+                pre_action_info.exclude = options.exclude;
 
                 if let Some(pre_action_pos) = f.attrs.iter().position(is_pre_action_attr) {
                     f.attrs.remove(pre_action_pos);
@@ -284,7 +284,11 @@ pub fn check_for_pre_action(pre_action_info: &mut PreAction, items: &mut Vec<Ite
 
 pub fn add_pre_action_call(pre_action_info: &PreAction, f: &mut ItemFn) {
     // println!("adding check_init to {}", f.sig.ident.to_string());
-    if Some(f.sig.ident.to_string()) == pre_action_info.exclude {
+    if pre_action_info
+        .exclude
+        .to_strings()
+        .contains(&f.sig.ident.to_string())
+    {
         println!(
             "{} is in exclude list; skipping adding pre_action call",
             f.sig.ident.to_string()
diff --git a/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/mod.rs b/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/mod.rs
index 222d402df..5f8ec2571 100644
--- a/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/mod.rs
@@ -162,18 +162,6 @@ fn process_mod(
         let mut action_callers = proc_macro2::TokenStream::new();
         let mut dispatch_body = proc_macro2::TokenStream::new();
         let mut with_action_struct = proc_macro2::TokenStream::new();
-        // for fn_index in non_action_fns.iter() {
-        //     if let Item::Fn(f) = &mut items[*fn_index] {
-        //         let fn_name = f.sig.ident.to_string();
-        //         if fn_name == "check_init" {
-        //             // println!("found check_init(): {:#?}", fn_name);
-        //             // TODO: Replace this with PreAction mechanism
-        //             has_check_init = true;
-        //         } else {
-        //             // println!("not check_init(): {:#?}", fn_name);
-        //         }
-        //     }
-        // }
 
         for fn_index in action_fns.iter() {
             if let Item::Fn(f) = &mut items[*fn_index] {