diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 199dffd..c35ce48 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ venv.bak/
 .mypy_cache/
 
 # exclude data from source control by default
-data/
+./data
 
 # Mac OS-specific storage files
 .DS_Store