diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 51a5ee6c3..8fa66f02f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 locals.zsh
 log/.zsh_history
 projects.zsh
-custom/*
-!custom/example
+custom
+!custom/plugins/example
 !custom/example.zsh
 *.swp
 !custom/example.zshcache