@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ "github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
 
 	"alin.ovh/erl/command"
+	"alin.ovh/erl/ignore"
 	"alin.ovh/erl/state"
 	"alin.ovh/erl/watcher"
 )
@@ -127,11 +129,10 @@ args = slices.Insert(args, 0, "run")
 		}
 	}
 
-	watcher, err := watcher.New()
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		log.Fatalf("failed to get working directory: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer watcher.Close()
 
 	ctx, cancel := signal.NotifyContext(
 		context.Background(),
@@ -140,6 +141,20 @@ syscall.SIGHUP,
 		syscall.SIGTERM,
 	)
 	defer cancel()
+
+	filter := ignore.New(wd)
+	err = filter.ReadIgnoreFiles(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to read ignore files: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	watcher, err := watcher.New(watcher.Options{
+		Filter: *filter,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to create watcher: %v", err))
+	}
+	defer watcher.Close()
 
 	copts := command.Options{}
 	if opts.Quiet {