diff --git a/packages/server/.gitignore b/packages/server/.gitignore
index ef63d0ff7..1fee8dc75 100644
--- a/packages/server/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/server/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 src/static/forms/generated
 
 # ARPA Reporter uploads
-data
+/data
 
 # ARPA Reporter uploads dir used by mocha tests
 __tests__/arpa_reporter/server/mocha_uploads
\ No newline at end of file