diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b90336f6f..b660c145e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ finnegans-wake.txt
 docs/build
 docs/source/modules.rst
 docs/source/api/
-docs/source/contracts_api/*/
+docs/source/contracts_api/
 
 tests/unit/.hypothesis/