diff --git a/.stow-local-ignore b/.stow-local-ignore
index 858b01f..e9a22c1 100644
--- a/.stow-local-ignore
+++ b/.stow-local-ignore
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-^/\.git.*
-^/README\.md
 ^/site.*
diff --git a/local/bin/dots b/local/bin/dots
index ffb2f37..27364b5 100755
--- a/local/bin/dots
+++ b/local/bin/dots
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env zsh
 # <a href="https://dots.00dani.me/README">WHAT IS THIS</a>
 
+global_ignore=(
+	'\.git.*'
+	'README\.md'
+	'\.stow-no-folding'
+	'\.stow-rename'
+	'\.mypy_cache'
+	'\..*\.swp'
+)
+
 'bootstrap'() {
 	echo 'Bootstrapping your dotfiles...' >&2
 	mkdir -p $DOTFILES
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@
 
 	for nofold in $DOTFILES/${^packages}/.stow-no-folding(N); process-stow-no-folding $nofold
 
-	$STOW -d $DOTFILES -t ~ $packages
+	$STOW -d $DOTFILES -t ~ --ignore=${^global_ignore} $packages
 }
 
 'process-stow-no-folding'() {