diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b9b228c300cd5d653c09600484112a1df95c8f28..672a71c3ed03ec73df5dbc917572c8f87a0967d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ examples/swift_mpi
 examples/*/*.xmf
 examples/*/*.h5
 examples/*/*.png
+examples/*/*.mp4
 examples/*/*.txt
 examples/*/*.dot
+examples/*/restart/*
 examples/*/used_parameters.yml
 examples/*/*/*.xmf
 examples/*/*/*.png
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ examples/*/*/*.dot
 examples/*/*/*.rst
 examples/*/*/*.hdf5
 examples/*/snapshots*
-examples/*/restart
+examples/*/restart/*
 examples/*/*/used_parameters.yml
 examples/*/*.mpg
 examples/*/gravity_checks_*.dat