diff --git a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go
index 37caa9d97..7c2326d79 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go
@@ -263,11 +263,6 @@ func (j *Jenkins) getJobDetail(jr jobRequest, acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// filter out excluded or not included jobs
-	if !j.jobFilter.Match(jr.hierarchyName()) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	js, err := j.client.getJobs(context.Background(), &jr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -293,6 +288,11 @@ func (j *Jenkins) getJobDetail(jr jobRequest, acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 
+	// filter out excluded or not included jobs
+	if !j.jobFilter.Match(jr.hierarchyName()) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// collect build info
 	number := js.LastBuild.Number
 	if number < 1 {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins_test.go b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins_test.go
index 6d2e083b4..30027b47c 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins_test.go
@@ -797,6 +797,9 @@ func TestGatherJobs(t *testing.T) {
 							{Name: "ignore-1"},
 						},
 					},
+					"/job/ignore-1/api/json": &jobResponse{
+						Jobs: []innerJob{},
+					},
 					"/job/apps/api/json": &jobResponse{
 						Jobs: []innerJob{
 							{Name: "k8s-cloud"},
@@ -810,6 +813,16 @@ func TestGatherJobs(t *testing.T) {
 							{Name: "2"},
 						},
 					},
+					"/job/apps/job/ignore-all/job/1/api/json": &jobResponse{
+						LastBuild: jobBuild{
+							Number: 1,
+						},
+					},
+					"/job/apps/job/ignore-all/job/2/api/json": &jobResponse{
+						LastBuild: jobBuild{
+							Number: 1,
+						},
+					},
 					"/job/apps/job/chronograf/api/json": &jobResponse{
 						LastBuild: jobBuild{
 							Number: 1,
@@ -824,6 +837,16 @@ func TestGatherJobs(t *testing.T) {
 							{Name: "PR ignore"},
 						},
 					},
+					"/job/apps/job/k8s-cloud/job/PR%20ignore/api/json": &jobResponse{
+						LastBuild: jobBuild{
+							Number: 1,
+						},
+					},
+					"/job/apps/job/k8s-cloud/job/PR-ignore2/api/json": &jobResponse{
+						LastBuild: jobBuild{
+							Number: 1,
+						},
+					},
 					"/job/apps/job/k8s-cloud/job/PR-100/api/json": &jobResponse{
 						LastBuild: jobBuild{
 							Number: 1,