diff --git a/server/utils/fileUtils.js b/server/utils/fileUtils.js
index 6915c287..58be41b0 100644
--- a/server/utils/fileUtils.js
+++ b/server/utils/fileUtils.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ async function recurseFiles(path, relPathToReplace = null) {
     return true
   }).filter(item => {
     // Filter out items in ignore directories
-    if (directoriesToIgnore.includes(Path.dirname(item.fullname))) {
+    if (directoriesToIgnore.some(dir => item.fullname.startsWith(dir))) {
       Logger.debug(`[fileUtils] Ignoring path in dir with .ignore "${item.fullname}"`)
       return false
     }