diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ef6722..c49d176 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ without any problems since October 2024.
 - Configure a list of files & directories to be automatically tracked by YADM.
 - Tracked directories will also track any new files inside them!
 - Automatically add, commit, and push tracked paths.
-- `.ignore` support with `fd`.
+- `.ignore`/`.gitignore` support with `fd`.
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -110,15 +110,16 @@ To remove a target from tracking, simply delete it from the `tracked` file.
 
 It's possible to ignore certain patterns inside a folder you're otherwise
 tracking with `yadmadd`. For example, suppose you've added `.config/foo`, but
-you want to specifically ignore `.config/foo/bar.log`. You can use a `.ignore`
-file for this:
+you want to specifically ignore `.config/foo/bar.log`. You can use a
+`.ignore`/`.gitignore` file for this:
 
 ```sh
 echo "bar.log" > ~/.config/foo/.ignore
 ```
 
-The `.ignore` file must be in the root of the directory you've added with
-`yadmadd`. You also need `fd` available on your `$PATH` for ignoring to work.
+The `.ignore`/`.gitignore` file must be in the root of the directory you've
+added with `yadmadd`. You also need `fd` available on your `$PATH` for ignoring
+to work.
 
 ### Committing & Pushing
 
diff --git a/autoyadm.sh b/autoyadm.sh
index 7d02ec3..10fb9be 100755
--- a/autoyadm.sh
+++ b/autoyadm.sh
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ fi
   # This ensures symlinks are not added
   if [ -d "$path" ]; then
     if [ "$FD" == "true" ]; then
-      # we prefer fd because it respects .ignore
-      fd -t f . "$path" -X yadm add
+      # we prefer fd because it respects .ignore and .gitignore
+      fd --no-require-git -t f . "$path" -X yadm add
     else
       find "$path" -type f -exec yadm add {} +
     fi