diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3130ac01..a4621c17e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ src/generate_databases/*.mod
 src/meshfem3D/*.mod
 src/specfem3D/*.mod
 *__genmod.f90
-./*.mod
+my_mpi.mod
 
 # documentation
 manual_SPECFEM3D_Cartesian.aux