diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b59d530..afd3504 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # HARD BLOCK (must be first)
-n8n/
-i2pconfig/
+n8n/*
+i2pconfig/*
 gitea/
 vw-data/
 glue/
-lidarr/bin
-actual-data/
-speedtest-tracker/
-thelounge/
-prometheus/
+lidarr/*
+actual-data/*
+speedtest-tracker/*
+thelounge/*
+prometheus/*
 
 # block all service dirs that cause permission issues
 **/postgres/