diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index afb7140..d21f4cd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::fs::canonicalize;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use clap::{Parser, ArgAction};
-use scan::{scan_readme_file, add_excludes_from_gitignore};
+use scan::scan_readme_file;
 use crate::entries::Entry;
 use crate::render::render_entries;
 use crate::scan::{Stats, scan_dir, scan_todo_file};
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ fn main() {
         scan_readme_file(&readme_path, &mut entries).unwrap();
     }
 
-    add_excludes_from_gitignore(&root_dir, &mut excludes);
-
     for p in &paths {
         scan_dir(p.as_path(), &mut entries, &mut excludes, &mut stats).unwrap();
     }
diff --git a/src/scan.rs b/src/scan.rs
index 647c37c..ef216d1 100644
--- a/src/scan.rs
+++ b/src/scan.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ pub fn add_excludes_from_gitignore(base_dir: &PathBuf, excludes: &mut Vec<PathBu
     }
 
     for line in std::fs::read_to_string(gitignore).unwrap().lines() {
+        if line.trim().is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if line.trim() == "*" {
             if let Ok(realpath) = canonicalize(&base_dir) {
                 excludes.push(realpath);
@@ -119,6 +123,10 @@ pub fn add_excludes_from_gitignore(base_dir: &PathBuf, excludes: &mut Vec<PathBu
             continue;
         }
 
+        if line.trim().starts_with('#') {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         let mut pattern = base_dir.clone();
         pattern.push(line.trim_end_matches("*/").trim_matches('/'));