diff --git a/hosts/boreal/default.nix b/hosts/boreal/default.nix
index f34bf27..96e7bd8 100644
--- a/hosts/boreal/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/boreal/default.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ in
         "*.so"
 
         # ignore all dotfiles as .config and .cache can become quite big
-        "re:^/home/alarsyo/\\."
+        "/home/alarsyo/.*"
       ];
     };