diff --git a/developer-doc/.gitignore b/developer-doc/.gitignore
index 975bc156cc..42e5b08651 100644
--- a/developer-doc/.gitignore
+++ b/developer-doc/.gitignore
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 /*PP.txt
 /links-to-user-manual.md
 /plumedcheck.md
-/coverage
+/coverage*/
+/coverage*