diff --git a/hwmonDaemon.py b/hwmonDaemon.py
index d9e96a7..417b24a 100644
--- a/hwmonDaemon.py
+++ b/hwmonDaemon.py
@@ -293,12 +293,16 @@ class SystemHealthMonitor:
         
     def _is_physical_disk(self, device_path):
         """
-        Check if the device is a physical SATA, NVMe, or MMC disk.
-    
+        Check if the device is a physical SATA, NVMe, or MMC disk, excluding system partitions.
+        
         :param device_path: Path to the device
-        :return: Boolean indicating if it's a physical disk
+        :return: Boolean indicating if it's a relevant physical disk
         """
+        excluded_mounts = ['/boot', '/boot/efi']
+        if any(device_path.startswith(mount) for mount in excluded_mounts):
+            return False
         return bool(re.match(r'/dev/(sd[a-z]|nvme\d+n\d+|mmcblk\d+)', device_path))
+        
     def _check_smart_health(self, device: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Check comprehensive SMART health metrics for a drive.
@@ -609,8 +613,6 @@ def main():
 
         # Check network health synchronously
         network_health = monitor._check_network_status()
-        logger.info(f"Network health: {network_health}")
-
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")
         sys.exit(1)