diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index ae34ab2..55f2f98 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 	server: {
 		watch: {
 			// absurdly big
-			ignored: (file) => file.includes("/.petalpkgs")
+			ignored: (file) => /\/(\.direnv|\.petalpkgs)$/.test(file)
 		},
 		fs: {
 			allow: ["./tailwind.config.js", "./.petalpkgs"]