diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 374b72e..4b1586d 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Next
+- Fixed the `.git` folder not being ignored when analysing multiple folders ([#25](https://github.com/Nixinova/LinguistJS/issues/25)).
+
 ## 2.6.0
 *2023-06-29*
 - Add `alternatives` key to list all possible alternative language classifications for files that do not have a definite match ([#15](https://github.com/Nixinova/LinguistJS/issues/15), [#19](https://github.com/Nixinova/LinguistJS/pull/19)).
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a8cc2f6..fa160a7 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async function analyse(input?: string | string[], opts: T.Options = {}): Promise
 	// Prepare list of ignored files
 	const gitignores = ignore();
 	const regexIgnores: RegExp[] = [];
-	gitignores.add('/.git');
+	gitignores.add('.git');
 	if (!opts.keepVendored) regexIgnores.push(...vendorPaths.map(path => RegExp(path, 'i')));
 	if (opts.ignoredFiles) gitignores.add(opts.ignoredFiles);