diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 557709a..bba0ec2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 /plugins/*
 !/plugins/README
 /public/dispatch.*
-/public/plugin_assets
+/public/plugin_assets/*
 /public/themes/*
 !/public/themes/alternate
 !/public/themes/classic
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 953ecf8..a95140d 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ lib/redmine/scm/adapters/mercurial/redminehelper.pyo
 log/*.log*
 log/mongrel_debug
 public/dispatch.*
-public/plugin_assets
+public/plugin_assets/*
 tmp/*
 tmp/cache/*
 tmp/pdf/*