diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 08f2a066..00e94e50 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 .coverage
 .eggs
 .idea
+.vscode
 Elastic.ico
 Vagrant/centos/6/.vagrant
 Vagrant/centos/7/.vagrant
diff --git a/Vagrant/centos/6/Vagrantfile b/Vagrant/centos/6/Vagrantfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e23f382..00000000
--- a/Vagrant/centos/6/Vagrantfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# -*- mode: ruby -*-
-# vi: set ft=ruby :
-
-Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
-  config.vm.box = "elastic/centos-6-x86_64"
-
-  config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
-    sudo yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
-    sudo yum -y install python-devel zlib-devel bzip2-devel sqlite sqlite-devel openssl-devel
-  SHELL
-
-  config.vm.synced_folder "/curator_packages", "/curator_packages", create: true, owner: "vagrant", group: "vagrant"
-  config.vm.synced_folder "/curator_source", "/curator_source", create: true, owner: "vagrant", group: "vagrant"
-
-  config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |v|
-    v.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--nictype1", "virtio"]
-  end
-end
diff --git a/Vagrant/centos/7/Vagrantfile b/Vagrant/centos/7/Vagrantfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 49148805..00000000
--- a/Vagrant/centos/7/Vagrantfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# -*- mode: ruby -*-
-# vi: set ft=ruby :
-
-Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
-  config.vm.box = "elastic/centos-7-x86_64"
-
-  config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
-    sudo yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
-    sudo yum -y install python-devel zlib-devel bzip2-devel sqlite sqlite-devel openssl-devel
-  SHELL
-
-  config.vm.synced_folder "/curator_packages", "/curator_packages", create: true, owner: "vagrant", group: "vagrant"
-  config.vm.synced_folder "/curator_source", "/curator_source", create: true, owner: "vagrant", group: "vagrant"
-
-  config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |v|
-    v.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--nictype1", "virtio"]
-  end
-end
diff --git a/Vagrant/ubuntu/14.04/Vagrantfile b/Vagrant/ubuntu/14.04/Vagrantfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 7809d08e..00000000
--- a/Vagrant/ubuntu/14.04/Vagrantfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# -*- mode: ruby -*-
-# vi: set ft=ruby :
-
-Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
-  config.vm.box = "ubuntu/trusty64"
-
-  config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
-    sudo apt-get -y autoremove
-    sudo apt-get update
-    sudo apt-get install -y libxml2-dev zlib1g-dev pkg-config python-dev make build-essential libssl-dev libbz2-dev libsqlite3-dev
-  SHELL
-
-  config.vm.synced_folder "/curator_packages", "/curator_packages", create: true, owner: "vagrant", group: "vagrant"
-  config.vm.synced_folder "/curator_source", "/curator_source", create: true, owner: "vagrant", group: "vagrant"
-
-  config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |v|
-    v.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--nictype1", "virtio"]
-  end
-end
diff --git a/curator/_version.py b/curator/_version.py
index ebe51413..f7798467 100644
--- a/curator/_version.py
+++ b/curator/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-__version__ = '5.5.2'
-
+__version__ = '5.5.3'
diff --git a/curator/actions.py b/curator/actions.py
index 7e924161..9b5e07ad 100644
--- a/curator/actions.py
+++ b/curator/actions.py
@@ -1486,15 +1486,16 @@ def get_state(self):
 
     def report_state(self):
         """
-        Log the state of the snapshot
+        Log the state of the snapshot and raise an exception if the state is
+        not ``SUCCESS``
         """
         self.get_state()
         if self.state == 'SUCCESS':
-            self.loggit.info(
-                'Snapshot {0} successfully completed.'.format(self.name))
+            self.loggit.info('Snapshot {0} successfully completed.'.format(self.name))
         else:
-            self.loggit.warn(
-                'Snapshot {0} completed with state: {0}'.format(self.state))
+            msg = 'Snapshot {0} completed with state: {0}'.format(self.state)
+            self.loggit.error(msg)
+            raise exceptions.FailedSnapshot(msg)
 
     def do_dry_run(self):
         """
@@ -1531,6 +1532,7 @@ def do_action(self):
                     repository=self.repository,
                     wait_interval=self.wait_interval, max_wait=self.max_wait
                 )
+                self.report_state()
             else:
                 self.loggit.warn(
                     '"wait_for_completion" set to {0}.'
@@ -1686,9 +1688,7 @@ def _get_expected_output(self):
                     index
                 )
             )
-            self.loggit.debug('index: {0} replacement: '
-                '{1}'.format(index, self.expected_output[-1])
-            )
+            self.loggit.debug('index: {0} replacement: {1}'.format(index, self.expected_output[-1]))
 
     def report_state(self):
         """
@@ -1708,10 +1708,9 @@ def report_state(self):
         if found_count == len(self.expected_output):
             self.loggit.info('All indices appear to have been restored.')
         else:
-            self.loggit.error(
-                'Some of the indices do not appear to have been restored. '
-                'Missing: {0}'.format(missing)
-            )
+            msg = 'Some of the indices do not appear to have been restored. Missing: {0}'.format(missing)
+            self.loggit.error(msg)
+            raise exceptions.FailedRestore(msg)
 
     def do_dry_run(self):
         """
@@ -1741,7 +1740,6 @@ def do_dry_run(self):
                 'DRY-RUN: restore: Index {0} {1}'.format(index, replacement_msg)
             )
 
-
     def do_action(self):
         """
         Restore indices with options passed.
@@ -1749,8 +1747,7 @@ def do_action(self):
         if not self.skip_repo_fs_check:
             utils.test_repo_fs(self.client, self.repository)
         if utils.snapshot_running(self.client):
-            raise exceptions.SnapshotInProgress(
-                'Cannot restore while a snapshot is in progress.')
+            raise exceptions.SnapshotInProgress('Cannot restore while a snapshot is in progress.')
         try:
             self.loggit.info('Restoring indices "{0}" from snapshot: '
                 '{1}'.format(self.indices, self.name)
@@ -1767,6 +1764,7 @@ def do_action(self):
                     self.client, 'restore', index_list=self.expected_output,
                     wait_interval=self.wait_interval, max_wait=self.max_wait
                 )
+                self.report_state()
             else:
                 self.loggit.warn(
                     '"wait_for_completion" set to {0}. '
diff --git a/curator/cli.py b/curator/cli.py
index e05e3736..1885c08c 100644
--- a/curator/cli.py
+++ b/curator/cli.py
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ def run(config, action_file, dry_run=False):
         logger.debug('timeout_override = {0}'.format(timeout_override))
         ignore_empty_list = actions[idx]['options'].pop('ignore_empty_list')
         logger.debug('ignore_empty_list = {0}'.format(ignore_empty_list))
+        allow_ilm = actions[idx]['options'].pop('allow_ilm_indices')
+        logger.debug('allow_ilm_indices = {0}'.format(allow_ilm))
 
         ### Skip to next action if 'disabled'
         if action_disabled:
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/alias.py b/curator/cli_singletons/alias.py
index dba5cad3..16832891 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/alias.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/alias.py
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@
 @click.option('--remove', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting indices to REMOVE from alias', default=None)
 @click.option('--warn_if_no_indices', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices in add/remove')
 @click.option('--extra_settings', help='JSON version of extra_settings (see documentation)', callback=json_to_dict)
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.pass_context
-def alias(ctx, name, add, remove, warn_if_no_indices, extra_settings):
+def alias(ctx, name, add, remove, warn_if_no_indices, extra_settings, allow_ilm_indices):
     """
     Add/Remove Indices to/from Alias
     """
     manual_options = {
         'name': name,
         'extra_settings': extra_settings,
+        'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices,
     }
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
     ignore_empty_list = warn_if_no_indices
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/allocation.py b/curator/cli_singletons/allocation.py
index 7d678a7c..cd8cf3b8 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/allocation.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/allocation.py
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 @click.option('--max_wait', default=-1, type=int, help='Maximum number of seconds to wait_for_completion', show_default=True)
 @click.option('--wait_interval', default=9, type=int, help='Seconds to wait between completion checks.', show_default=True)
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting indices to act on.', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
-def allocation(ctx, key, value, allocation_type, wait_for_completion, max_wait, wait_interval, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+def allocation(ctx, key, value, allocation_type, wait_for_completion, max_wait, wait_interval, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     Shard Routing Allocation
     """
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ def allocation(ctx, key, value, allocation_type, wait_for_completion, max_wait,
         'wait_for_completion': wait_for_completion,
         'max_wait': max_wait,
         'wait_interval': wait_interval,
+        'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices,
     }
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
     action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], manual_options, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/close.py b/curator/cli_singletons/close.py
index 9bc82742..bd8e6372 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/close.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/close.py
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@
 @click.command(context_settings=get_width())
 @click.option('--delete_aliases', is_flag=True, help='Delete all aliases from indices to be closed')
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting indices to act on.', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
-def close(ctx, delete_aliases, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+def close(ctx, delete_aliases, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     Close Indices
     """
-    manual_options = { 'delete_aliases': delete_aliases }
+    manual_options = { 
+        'delete_aliases': delete_aliases,
+        'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices,
+    }
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
     action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], manual_options, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
     action.do_singleton_action(dry_run=ctx.obj['dry_run'])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/delete.py b/curator/cli_singletons/delete.py
index 0a9bbbe8..139efa13 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/delete.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/delete.py
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@
 #### Indices ####
 @click.command(context_settings=get_width())
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting indices to act on.', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
-def delete_indices(ctx, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+def delete_indices(ctx, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     Delete Indices
     """
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
-    action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], {}, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
+    action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], {'allow_ilm_indices':allow_ilm_indices}, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
     action.do_singleton_action(dry_run=ctx.obj['dry_run'])
 
 #### Snapshots ####
@@ -21,15 +22,17 @@ def delete_indices(ctx, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
 @click.option('--retry_count', type=int, help='Number of times to retry (max 3)')
 @click.option('--retry_interval', type=int, help='Time in seconds between retries')
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable snapshots')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting snapshots to act on.', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
-def delete_snapshots(ctx, repository, retry_count, retry_interval, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+def delete_snapshots(ctx, repository, retry_count, retry_interval, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     Delete Snapshots
     """
     manual_options = {
         'retry_count': retry_count, 
-        'retry_interval': retry_interval
+        'retry_interval': retry_interval,
+        'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices,
     }
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
     action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], manual_options, filter_list, ignore_empty_list, repository=repository)
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/forcemerge.py b/curator/cli_singletons/forcemerge.py
index 44388bbb..b1e2e146 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/forcemerge.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/forcemerge.py
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
 @click.option('--max_num_segments', type=int, required=True, help='Maximum number of segments per shard (minimum of 1)')
 @click.option('--delay', type=float, help='Time in seconds to delay between operations. Default 0, maximum 3600')
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting indices to act on.', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
-def forcemerge(ctx, max_num_segments, delay, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+def forcemerge(ctx, max_num_segments, delay, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     forceMerge Indices (reduce segment count)
     """
     manual_options = { 
         'max_num_segments': max_num_segments,
         'delay': delay,
+        'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices,
     }
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
     action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], manual_options, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/object_class.py b/curator/cli_singletons/object_class.py
index 8dd2b628..7a48a176 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/object_class.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/object_class.py
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ def __init__(self, action, client_args, option_dict, filter_list, ignore_empty_l
             except KeyError:
                 self.logger.critical('Action must be one of {0}'.format(list(CLASS_MAP.keys())))
             self.check_options(option_dict)
+        else:
+            self.options = option_dict
+        # Extract allow_ilm_indices so it can be handled separately.
+        if 'allow_ilm_indices' in self.options:
+            self.allow_ilm = self.options.pop('allow_ilm_indices')
+        else:
+            self.allow_ilm = False
         if action == 'alias':
             self.alias = {
                 'name': option_dict['name'],
@@ -61,6 +68,8 @@ def __init__(self, action, client_args, option_dict, filter_list, ignore_empty_l
                     self.alias[k] = {}
                     self.check_filters(kwargs[k], loc='alias singleton', key=k)
                     self.alias[k]['filters'] = self.filters
+                    if self.allow_ilm:
+                        self.alias[k]['filters'].append({'filtertype':'ilm'})
         elif action in [ 'cluster_routing', 'create_index', 'rollover']:
             self.action_kwargs = {}
             # No filters for these actions
@@ -119,6 +128,8 @@ def check_filters(self, filter_dict, loc='singleton', key='filters'):
 
     def do_filters(self):
         self.logger.debug('Running filters and testing for empty list object')
+        if self.allow_ilm:
+            self.filters.append({'filtertype':'ilm','exclude':True})
         try:
             self.list_object.iterate_filters({'filters':self.filters})
             self.list_object.empty_list_check()
@@ -132,7 +143,7 @@ def do_filters(self):
                 sys.exit(1)
     
     def get_list_object(self):
-        if self.action in snapshot_actions():
+        if self.action in snapshot_actions() or self.action == 'show_snapshots':
             self.list_object = SnapshotList(self.client, repository=self.repository)
         else:
             self.list_object = IndexList(self.client)
@@ -164,6 +175,7 @@ def do_singleton_action(self, dry_run=False):
             else:
                 self.get_list_object()
                 self.do_filters()
+                self.logger.debug('OPTIONS = {0}'.format(self.options))
                 action_obj = self.action_class(self.list_object, **self.options)
             try:
                 if dry_run:
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/open_indices.py b/curator/cli_singletons/open_indices.py
index cfec7d9e..5ca7056f 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/open_indices.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/open_indices.py
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 
 @click.command(name='open', context_settings=get_width())
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting indices to act on.', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
-def open_indices(ctx, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+def open_indices(ctx, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     Open Indices
     """
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
-    action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], {}, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
+    action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], {'allow_ilm_indices':allow_ilm_indices}, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
     action.do_singleton_action(dry_run=ctx.obj['dry_run'])
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/replicas.py b/curator/cli_singletons/replicas.py
index e5baf5f9..7f100d46 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/replicas.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/replicas.py
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
 @click.option('--count', type=int, required=True, help='Number of replicas (max 10)')
 @click.option('--wait_for_completion/--no-wait_for_completion', default=False, help='Wait for replication to complete', show_default=True)
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting indices to act on.', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
-def replicas(ctx, count, wait_for_completion, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+def replicas(ctx, count, wait_for_completion, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     Change Replica Count
     """
     manual_options = { 
         'count': count,
         'wait_for_completion': wait_for_completion,
+        'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices,
     }
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
     action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], manual_options, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/restore.py b/curator/cli_singletons/restore.py
index 9291ee06..8dc3948e 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/restore.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/restore.py
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
 @click.option('--max_wait', default=-1, type=int, help='Maximum number of seconds to wait_for_completion')
 @click.option('--skip_repo_fs_check', is_flag=True, show_default=True, help='Skip repository filesystem access validation.')
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting snapshots to act on.', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
 def restore(ctx, repository, name, index, rename_pattern, rename_replacement, extra_settings,
     include_aliases, ignore_unavailable, include_global_state, partial, wait_for_completion, 
-    wait_interval, max_wait, skip_repo_fs_check, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+    wait_interval, max_wait, skip_repo_fs_check, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     Restore Indices
     """
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ def restore(ctx, repository, name, index, rename_pattern, rename_replacement, ex
         'wait_for_completion': wait_for_completion,
         'max_wait': max_wait,
         'wait_interval': wait_interval,
+        'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices,
     }
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
     action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], manual_options, filter_list, ignore_empty_list, repository=repository)
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/rollover.py b/curator/cli_singletons/rollover.py
index 971791f4..3aed2724 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/rollover.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/rollover.py
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 @click.option('--extra_settings', type=str, help='JSON version of extra_settings (see documentation)', callback=json_to_dict)
 @click.option('--new_index', type=str, help='Optional new index name (see documentation)')
 @click.option('--wait_for_active_shards', type=int, default=1, show_default=True, help='Wait for number of shards to be active before returning')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.pass_context
-def rollover(ctx, name, max_age, max_docs, max_size, extra_settings, new_index, wait_for_active_shards):
+def rollover(ctx, name, max_age, max_docs, max_size, extra_settings, new_index, wait_for_active_shards, allow_ilm_indices):
     """
     Rollover Index associated with Alias
     """
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ def rollover(ctx, name, max_age, max_docs, max_size, extra_settings, new_index,
     manual_options = { 
         'name': name,
         'conditions': conditions,
+        'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices,
     }
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
     action = cli_action(
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/show.py b/curator/cli_singletons/show.py
index 10401b79..1a860f7b 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/show.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/show.py
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@
 @click.option('--header', help='Print header if --verbose', is_flag=True, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--epoch', help='Print time as epoch if --verbose', is_flag=True, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, default='{"filtertype":"none"}', help='JSON string representing an array of filters.')
 @click.pass_context
-def show_indices(ctx, verbose, header, epoch, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+def show_indices(ctx, verbose, header, epoch, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     Show Indices
     """
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
-    action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], {}, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
+    action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], {'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices}, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
     action.get_list_object()
     action.do_filters()
     indices = sorted(action.list_object.indices)
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/shrink.py b/curator/cli_singletons/shrink.py
index 3e56a883..bad6c03d 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/shrink.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/shrink.py
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 @click.option('--wait_interval', default=9, type=int, help='Seconds to wait between completion checks.')
 @click.option('--max_wait', default=-1, type=int, help='Maximum number of seconds to wait_for_completion')
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting indices to act on.', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
 def shrink(ctx, shrink_node, node_filters, number_of_shards, number_of_replicas, shrink_prefix,
     shrink_suffix, copy_aliases, delete_after, post_allocation, extra_settings, wait_for_active_shards,
-    wait_for_rebalance, wait_for_completion, wait_interval, max_wait, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+    wait_for_rebalance, wait_for_completion, wait_interval, max_wait, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     Shrink Indices to --number_of_shards
     """
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ def shrink(ctx, shrink_node, node_filters, number_of_shards, number_of_replicas,
         'wait_for_completion': wait_for_completion,
         'wait_interval': wait_interval,
         'max_wait': max_wait,
+        'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices,
     }
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
     action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], manual_options, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
diff --git a/curator/cli_singletons/snapshot.py b/curator/cli_singletons/snapshot.py
index ef3043df..ca3e89bc 100644
--- a/curator/cli_singletons/snapshot.py
+++ b/curator/cli_singletons/snapshot.py
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 @click.option('--max_wait', default=-1, type=int, help='Maximum number of seconds to wait_for_completion')
 @click.option('--skip_repo_fs_check', is_flag=True, show_default=True, help='Skip repository filesystem access validation.')
 @click.option('--ignore_empty_list', is_flag=True, help='Do not raise exception if there are no actionable indices')
+@click.option('--allow_ilm_indices/--no-allow_ilm_indices', help='Allow Curator to operate on Index Lifecycle Management monitored indices.', default=False, show_default=True)
 @click.option('--filter_list', callback=validate_filter_json, help='JSON array of filters selecting indices to act on.', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
 def snapshot(ctx, repository, name, ignore_unavailable, include_global_state, partial,
-    skip_repo_fs_check, wait_for_completion, wait_interval, max_wait, ignore_empty_list, filter_list):
+    skip_repo_fs_check, wait_for_completion, wait_interval, max_wait, ignore_empty_list, allow_ilm_indices, filter_list):
     """
     Snapshot Indices
     """
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ def snapshot(ctx, repository, name, ignore_unavailable, include_global_state, pa
         'wait_for_completion': wait_for_completion,
         'max_wait': max_wait,
         'wait_interval': wait_interval,
+        'allow_ilm_indices': allow_ilm_indices,
     }
     # ctx.info_name is the name of the function or name specified in @click.command decorator
     action = cli_action(ctx.info_name, ctx.obj['config']['client'], manual_options, filter_list, ignore_empty_list)
diff --git a/curator/defaults/filtertypes.py b/curator/defaults/filtertypes.py
index 9b68a754..e350132a 100644
--- a/curator/defaults/filtertypes.py
+++ b/curator/defaults/filtertypes.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ def forcemerged(action, config):
         filter_elements.exclude(exclude=True),
     ]
 
+def ilm(action, config):
+    return [ filter_elements.exclude(exclude=True) ]
+
 def kibana(action, config):
     return [ filter_elements.exclude(exclude=True) ]
 
diff --git a/curator/defaults/option_defaults.py b/curator/defaults/option_defaults.py
index 3b5a7c32..5eb46f15 100644
--- a/curator/defaults/option_defaults.py
+++ b/curator/defaults/option_defaults.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ def allocation_type():
     return { Optional('allocation_type', default='require'): All(
         Any(*string_types), Any('require', 'include', 'exclude')) }
 
+def allow_ilm_indices():
+    return { Optional('allow_ilm_indices', default=False): Any(bool, All(Any(*string_types), Boolean())) }
+
 def conditions():
     return {
         Optional('conditions'): {
diff --git a/curator/defaults/settings.py b/curator/defaults/settings.py
index 1a863c69..f2c35642 100644
--- a/curator/defaults/settings.py
+++ b/curator/defaults/settings.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def index_filtertypes():
         'closed',
         'count',
         'forcemerged',
+        'ilm',
         'kibana',
         'none',
         'opened',
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ def all_filtertypes():
 
 def default_options():
     return {
+        'allow_ilm_indices': False,
         'continue_if_exception': False,
         'disable_action': False,
         'ignore_empty_list': False,
diff --git a/curator/exceptions.py b/curator/exceptions.py
index a75d8539..40ddc8d4 100644
--- a/curator/exceptions.py
+++ b/curator/exceptions.py
@@ -43,3 +43,13 @@ class ActionTimeout(CuratorException):
     """
     Exception raised when an action fails to complete in the allotted time
     """
+
+class FailedSnapshot(CuratorException):
+    """
+    Exception raised when a snapshot does not complete with state SUCCESS
+    """
+
+class FailedRestore(CuratorException):
+    """
+    Exception raised when a Snapshot Restore does not restore all selected indices
+    """
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/curator/indexlist.py b/curator/indexlist.py
index 84377a48..a535d5a4 100644
--- a/curator/indexlist.py
+++ b/curator/indexlist.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ def __map_method(self, ft):
             'closed': self.filter_closed,
             'count': self.filter_by_count,
             'forcemerged': self.filter_forceMerged,
+            'ilm': self.filter_ilm,
             'kibana': self.filter_kibana,
             'none': self.filter_none,
             'opened': self.filter_opened,
@@ -1109,6 +1110,29 @@ def filter_period(
                     'Removing from list.'.format(index))
                 self.indices.remove(index)
 
+    def filter_ilm(self, exclude=True):
+        """
+        Match indices that have the setting `index.lifecycle.name`
+
+        :arg exclude: If `exclude` is `True`, this filter will remove matching
+            indices from `indices`. If `exclude` is `False`, then only matching
+            indices will be kept in `indices`.
+            Default is `True`
+        """
+        self.loggit.debug('Filtering indices with index.lifecycle.name')
+        index_lists = utils.chunk_index_list(self.indices)
+        for l in index_lists:
+            working_list = self.client.indices.get_settings(index=utils.to_csv(l))
+            if working_list:
+                for index in list(working_list.keys()):
+                    try:
+                        has_ilm = 'name' in working_list[index]['settings']['index']['lifecycle']
+                        msg = '{0} has index.lifecycle.name {1}'.format(index, working_list[index]['settings']['index']['lifecycle']['name'])
+                    except KeyError:
+                        has_ilm = False
+                        msg = 'index.lifecycle.name is not set for index {0}'.format(index)
+                    self.__excludify(has_ilm, exclude, index, msg)
+
     def iterate_filters(self, filter_dict):
         """
         Iterate over the filters defined in `config` and execute them.
diff --git a/curator/validators/options.py b/curator/validators/options.py
index 474550a5..222ba5af 100644
--- a/curator/validators/options.py
+++ b/curator/validators/options.py
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ def get_schema(action):
     # "Required" and "Optional" elements are hashes themselves.
     options = {}
     defaults = [
+        option_defaults.allow_ilm_indices(),
         option_defaults.continue_if_exception(),
         option_defaults.disable_action(),
         option_defaults.ignore_empty_list(),
diff --git a/docs/Changelog.rst b/docs/Changelog.rst
index 0278abc0..f4520cd0 100644
--- a/docs/Changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/Changelog.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,28 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+5.5.3 (21 May 2018)
+-------------------
+
+Short release cycle here specifically to address the Snapshot restore issue
+raised in #1192
+
+**Changes**
+
+  * By default, filter out indices with ``index.lifecycle.name`` set.  This can
+    be overridden with the option ``allow_ilm_indices`` with the caveat that
+    you are on your own if there are conflicts. NOTE: The Index Lifecycle
+    Management feature will not appear in Elasticsearch until 6.4.0
+  * Removed some unused files from the repository.
+
+**Bug Fixes**
+
+  * Fix an ambiguously designed Alias test (untergeek)
+  * Snapshot action will now raise an exception if the snapshot does not
+    complete with state ``SUCCESS``. Reported in #1192 (untergeek)
+  * The show_indices and show_snapshots singletons were not working within the
+    new framework. They've been fixed now.
+
 5.5.2 (14 May 2018)
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/asciidoc/index.asciidoc b/docs/asciidoc/index.asciidoc
index b9d08624..7937fbc0 100644
--- a/docs/asciidoc/index.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/asciidoc/index.asciidoc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-:curator_version: 5.5.2
+:curator_version: 5.5.3
 :curator_major: 5
 :curator_doc_tree: 5.5
 :es_py_version: 6.2.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fd18a735..21843d76 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 voluptuous>=0.9.3
 elasticsearch>=5.5.2,!=6.0.0,<7.0.0
+boto3>=1.7.24
+requests_aws4auth>=0.9
 click>=6.7
 pyyaml>=3.10
 certifi>=2018.4.16
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 457fe847..86f46e6d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ classifiers =
 install_requires = 
     voluptuous>=0.9.3
     elasticsearch>=5.5.2,!=6.0.0,<7.0.0
+    boto3>=1.7.24
+    requests_aws4auth>=0.9
     click>=6.7
     pyyaml>=3.10
     certifi>=2018.4.16
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ install_requires =
 setup_requires =
     voluptuous>=0.9.3
     elasticsearch>=5.5.2,!=6.0.0,<7.0.0
+    boto3>=1.7.24
+    requests_aws4auth>=0.9
     click>=6.7
     pyyaml>=3.10
     certifi>=2018.4.16
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 77545b3a..26eec8fb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ def get_version():
 
 def get_install_requires():
     res = ['elasticsearch>=5.5.2,!=6.0.0,<7.0.0' ]
+    res.append('boto3>=1.7.24')
+    res.append('requests_aws4auth>=0.9')
     res.append('click>=6.7')
     res.append('pyyaml>=3.10')
     res.append('voluptuous>=0.9.3')
diff --git a/test/integration/test_alias.py b/test/integration/test_alias.py
index 394f26b3..9bcb47be 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_alias.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_alias.py
@@ -321,13 +321,14 @@ def test_add_and_remove_sorted(self):
             '      disable_action: False\n'
             '    add:\n'
             '      filters:\n'
-            '        - filtertype: none\n'
+            '        - filtertype: pattern\n'
+            '          kind: prefix\n'
+            '          value: dum\n'
             '    remove:\n'
             '      filters:\n'
             '        - filtertype: pattern\n'
             '          kind: prefix\n'
             '          value: my\n'
-            
         )
         self.write_config(
             self.args['configfile'], testvars.client_config.format(host, port))
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ def test_add_and_remove_sorted(self):
                     ],
                     )
         self.assertEqual(
-            {'dummy': {'aliases': {alias: {}}}, 'my_index': {'aliases': {alias: {}}}},
+            {'dummy':{'aliases':{'testalias':{}}}},
             self.client.indices.get_alias(name=alias)
         )
 
diff --git a/test/integration/test_delete_indices.py b/test/integration/test_delete_indices.py
index 7f82a46a..38723149 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_delete_indices.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_delete_indices.py
@@ -460,6 +460,60 @@ def test_name_negative_epoch(self):
                     ],
                     )
         self.assertEquals(0, len(curator.get_indices(self.client)))
+    def test_allow_ilm_indices_true(self):
+        # ILM will not be added until 6.4
+        if curator.get_version(self.client) < (6,4,0):
+            self.assertTrue(True)
+        else:
+            self.create_indices(10)
+            settings = {
+                'index': {
+                    'lifecycle': {
+                        'name': 'mypolicy'
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            self.client.indices.put_settings(index='_all', body=settings)
+            self.write_config(
+                self.args['configfile'], testvars.client_config.format(host, port))
+            self.write_config(self.args['actionfile'],
+                testvars.ilm_delete_proto.format(
+                    'age', 'name', 'older', '\'%Y.%m.%d\'', 'days', 5, ' ', ' ', ' ', 'true'
+                )
+            )
+            test = clicktest.CliRunner()
+            _ = test.invoke(
+                curator.cli,
+                [ '--config', self.args['configfile'], self.args['actionfile'] ],
+            )
+            self.assertEquals(5, len(curator.get_indices(self.client)))
+    def test_allow_ilm_indices_false(self):
+        # ILM will not be added until 6.4
+        if curator.get_version(self.client) < (6,4,0):
+            self.assertTrue(True)
+        else:
+            self.create_indices(10)
+            settings = {
+                'index': {
+                    'lifecycle': {
+                        'name': 'mypolicy'
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            self.client.indices.put_settings(index='_all', body=settings)
+            self.write_config(
+                self.args['configfile'], testvars.client_config.format(host, port))
+            self.write_config(self.args['actionfile'],
+                testvars.ilm_delete_proto.format(
+                    'age', 'name', 'older', '\'%Y.%m.%d\'', 'days', 5, ' ', ' ', ' ', 'false'
+                )
+            )
+            test = clicktest.CliRunner()
+            _ = test.invoke(
+                curator.cli,
+                [ '--config', self.args['configfile'], self.args['actionfile'] ],
+            )
+            self.assertEquals(10, len(curator.get_indices(self.client)))
 
 class TestCLIDeleteIndices(CuratorTestCase):
     def test_name_older_than_now_cli(self):
diff --git a/test/integration/testvars.py b/test/integration/testvars.py
index bfdf88cb..8709d1e1 100644
--- a/test/integration/testvars.py
+++ b/test/integration/testvars.py
@@ -828,4 +828,22 @@
 '    filters:\n'
 '      - filtertype: pattern\n'
 '        kind: prefix\n'
-'        value: my\n')
\ No newline at end of file
+'        value: my\n')
+
+ilm_delete_proto = ('---\n'
+'actions:\n'
+'  1:\n'
+'    description: "Delete indices as filtered"\n'
+'    action: delete_indices\n'
+'    options:\n'
+'      alllow_ilm_indices: {9}\n'
+'    filters:\n'
+'      - filtertype: {0}\n'
+'        source: {1}\n'
+'        direction: {2}\n'
+'        timestring: {3}\n'
+'        unit: {4}\n'
+'        unit_count: {5}\n'
+'        field: {6}\n'
+'        stats_result: {7}\n'
+'        epoch: {8}\n')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/test_action_restore.py b/test/unit/test_action_restore.py
index a0dd7667..6f18143d 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_action_restore.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_action_restore.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def test_report_state_not_all(self):
         slo = curator.SnapshotList(client, repository=testvars.repo_name)
         ro = curator.Restore(
             slo, rename_pattern='(.+)', rename_replacement='new_$1')
-        self.assertIsNone(ro.report_state())
+        self.assertRaises(curator.exceptions.FailedRestore, ro.report_state)
     def test_do_action_success(self):
         client = Mock()
         client.info.return_value = {'version': {'number': '5.0.0'} }
diff --git a/test/unit/test_action_snapshot.py b/test/unit/test_action_snapshot.py
index 4f7018d0..7ed2b854 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_action_snapshot.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_action_snapshot.py
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ def test_report_state_other(self):
         ilo = curator.IndexList(client)
         so = curator.Snapshot(ilo, repository=testvars.repo_name,
             name=testvars.snap_name)
-        so.report_state()
-        self.assertEqual('IN_PROGRESS', so.state)
+        self.assertRaises(curator.exceptions.FailedSnapshot, so.report_state)
     def test_do_dry_run(self):
         client = Mock()
         client.info.return_value = {'version': {'number': '5.0.0'} }
diff --git a/test/unit/test_class_index_list.py b/test/unit/test_class_index_list.py
index b4a8558a..68fb29f5 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_class_index_list.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_class_index_list.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 from mock import Mock, patch
+from copy import deepcopy
 import elasticsearch
 import yaml
 import curator
@@ -887,6 +888,30 @@ def test_unknown_filtertype_raises(self):
             curator.ConfigurationError,
             ilo.iterate_filters, config
         )
+    def test_ilm_filtertype_exclude(self):
+        client = Mock()
+        client.info.return_value = {'version': {'number': '6.3.0'} }
+        # If we don't deepcopy, then it munges the settings for future references.
+        with_ilm = deepcopy(testvars.settings_two)
+        with_ilm['index-2016.03.03']['settings']['index']['lifecycle'] = {'name':'mypolicy'}
+        client.indices.get_settings.return_value = with_ilm
+        client.cluster.state.return_value = testvars.clu_state_two
+        client.indices.stats.return_value = testvars.stats_two
+        ilo = curator.IndexList(client)
+        config = {'filters': [{'filtertype':'ilm','exclude':True}]}
+        ilo.iterate_filters(config)
+        self.assertEqual(['index-2016.03.04'], ilo.indices)
+    def test_ilm_filtertype_no_setting(self):
+        client = Mock()
+        client.info.return_value = {'version': {'number': '6.3.0'} }
+        client.indices.get_settings.return_value = testvars.settings_two
+        client.cluster.state.return_value = testvars.clu_state_two
+        client.indices.stats.return_value = testvars.stats_two
+        ilo = curator.IndexList(client)
+        config = {'filters': [{'filtertype':'ilm','exclude':True}]}
+        ilo.iterate_filters(config)
+        self.assertEqual(['index-2016.03.03','index-2016.03.04'], sorted(ilo.indices))
+
 class TestIndexListFilterAlias(TestCase):
     def test_raise(self):
         client = Mock()
@@ -976,7 +1001,7 @@ def test_pattern_no_regex_group(self):
     def test_pattern_multiple_regex_groups(self):
         self.builder()
         self.assertRaises(curator.ActionError, self.il.filter_by_count,
-            count=1, use_age=True, pattern='^(\ )foo(\ )$', source='name', timestring='%Y.%m.%d',
+            count=1, use_age=True, pattern=r'^(\ )foo(\ )$', source='name', timestring='%Y.%m.%d',
         )
 class TestIndexListPeriodFilterName(TestCase):
     def test_get_name_based_age_in_range(self):
@@ -1017,7 +1042,6 @@ def test_bad_arguments(self):
         range_to = -3
         timestring = '%Y.%m.%d'
         epoch = 1456963201
-        expected = []
         client = Mock()
         client.info.return_value = {'version': {'number': '5.0.0'} }
         client.indices.get_settings.return_value = testvars.settings_two
diff --git a/test/unit/testvars.py b/test/unit/testvars.py
index 132bf701..236b7e48 100644
--- a/test/unit/testvars.py
+++ b/test/unit/testvars.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import elasticsearch
-from voluptuous import *
 
 fake_fail      = Exception('Simulated Failure')
 four_oh_one    = elasticsearch.TransportError(401, "simulated error")
diff --git a/unix_packages/build_official_package.sh b/unix_packages/build_official_package.sh
index 3218dbe6..3a2e841d 100755
--- a/unix_packages/build_official_package.sh
+++ b/unix_packages/build_official_package.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ BASEPATH=$(pwd)
 PKG_TARGET=/curator_packages
 WORKDIR=/tmp/curator
 PYVER=3.6
-MINOR=4
+MINOR=5
 INPUT_TYPE=python
 CATEGORY=python
 VENDOR=Elastic
diff --git a/unix_packages/build_package_from_source.sh b/unix_packages/build_package_from_source.sh
index 432ef097..808850b2 100755
--- a/unix_packages/build_package_from_source.sh
+++ b/unix_packages/build_package_from_source.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ BASEPATH=$(pwd)
 PKG_TARGET=/curator_packages
 WORKDIR=/tmp/curator
 PYVER=3.6
-MINOR=4
+MINOR=5
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