diff --git a/build_manifest.py b/build_manifest.py
index 01a1c4e..3b66ad2 100644
--- a/build_manifest.py
+++ b/build_manifest.py
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ IGNORED_TOP_LEVEL_DIRS = {
     "Screenshots",
     "WTF",
 }
+IGNORED_DIRS_ANYWHERE = {
+    ".git",
+    ".moonwell_launcher",
+}
 
 ENV_VAR_NAME = "WOW_HOME"
 
@@ -36,7 +40,9 @@ def sha256_file(path: Path, chunk_size: int = 1024 * 1024) -> str:
 def is_ignored(rel_path: Path) -> bool:
     if not rel_path.parts:
         return False
-    return rel_path.parts[0] in IGNORED_TOP_LEVEL_DIRS
+    if rel_path.parts[0] in IGNORED_TOP_LEVEL_DIRS:
+        return True
+    return any(part in IGNORED_DIRS_ANYWHERE for part in rel_path.parts[:-1])
 
 
 def load_dotenv(env_path: Path) -> dict[str, str]: