diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab4ce74a..a39a2a97 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
-*.db*
-restore.*
-*-backup*
-__pycache__
-big.log*
-cert.tar.gz
-orbit-dev
-pop3
-smtp
-tcp_server
-template.tar.gz
-.*.swp
-test
+/pop/pop3
+/smtp/smtp
+/tcp_server/tcp_server
+/test
+cert*
+.*.sw*