diff --git a/src/loci/formats/in/ZarrReader.java b/src/loci/formats/in/ZarrReader.java
index 48e3756..bf8822f 100644
--- a/src/loci/formats/in/ZarrReader.java
+++ b/src/loci/formats/in/ZarrReader.java
@@ -1119,6 +1119,7 @@ private Number getDouble(Map<String, Object> src, String key) {
   public String[] getUsedFiles(boolean noPixels) {
     FormatTools.assertId(currentId, true, 1);
     String zarrRootPath = currentId.substring(0, currentId.indexOf(".zarr") + 5);
+    int rootPathLength = zarrRootPath.length();
     ArrayList<String> usedFiles = new ArrayList<String>();
     reloadOptionsFile(zarrRootPath);
 
@@ -1126,12 +1127,17 @@ public String[] getUsedFiles(boolean noPixels) {
     boolean includeLabels = includeLabels();
     try (Stream<Path> paths = Files.walk(Paths.get(zarrRootPath), FileVisitOption.FOLLOW_LINKS)) {
       paths.filter(Files::isRegularFile) 
-      .forEach(path -> {if ((!skipPixels && includeLabels) || 
-          (!skipPixels && !includeLabels && !path.toString().toLowerCase().contains("labels")) ||
-          (skipPixels && includeLabels && (path.endsWith(".zgroup") || path.endsWith(".zattrs") || path.endsWith(".xml"))) ||
-          (skipPixels && !includeLabels &&  !path.toString().toLowerCase().contains("labels") &&(path.endsWith(".zgroup") || path.endsWith(".zattrs") || path.endsWith(".xml"))))
-        usedFiles.add(path.toFile().getAbsolutePath());
-      });
+      .forEach(path -> {
+        if (
+         (!skipPixels && includeLabels) ||
+         (!skipPixels && !includeLabels && (path.toString().toLowerCase().lastIndexOf("labels")<rootPathLength) ||
+         (skipPixels && includeLabels && (path.endsWith(".zgroup") || path.endsWith(".zattrs") || path.endsWith(".xml"))) ||
+         (skipPixels && !includeLabels && (path.toString().toLowerCase().lastIndexOf("labels")<rootPathLength) &&(path.endsWith(".zgroup") || path.endsWith(".zattrs") || path.endsWith(".xml")))))
+          {
+            usedFiles.add(path.toFile().getAbsolutePath());
+          }
+      }
+      );
     } catch (IOException e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }