diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1e6836f71..083e57115 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ bootstrap_full_output.txt
 extra_out_full_output.txt
 random_full_output.txt
 rename_me_full_output.txt
-data_files/*checkpoint*.ipynb
+data_files/*/*checkpoint.ipynb
 demag_orient.txt
 pmagpy/*.png