diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 26ba6eed..f9585e4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 /env/
 /build/
+/database/
 .Xil
-# Ignore database directories _except_ for their settings
-database/*/*
-!database/*/settings.sh
 **/specimen_*
 **/output
 run.ok