diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bec46f4748..6a84f558d6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ pip-delete-this-directory.txt
 /doc/autoapi
 
 tests/execution-spec-generated-tests
-tests/fixtures
+/tests/**/fixtures/
 tests/t8n_testdata
 
-fixtures/
+/fixtures/
 
 # Trace output (generated by --traces flag)
 /traces/