diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12c829141..fca8bb266 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ stylish-haskell.yaml
 
 # test files
 /[0-9]*
-*.j
+#*.j
 [a-z0-9]
-[a-z0-9].*
+#[a-z0-9].*
 [a-z0-9][a-z0-9]
 ![a-z0-9]/
 ![a-z0-9].*/