diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e4977a..f2e0ad8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ lib/backups/*
 
 # ── Ignore nearly everything in conf.d/ ───────────────────
 conf.d/*
-!conf.d/*.example.conf      # keep canonical examples
+!conf.d/.example.conf      # keep canonical examples
 !conf.d/README.md           # optional explanatory file
 
 # ── Ignore nearly everything in stream.d/ ─────────────────
 stream.d/*
-!stream.d/*.example.conf
+!stream.d/.example.conf
 !stream.d/README.md