diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 1d51ac66..6effb11c 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -20,12 +20,17 @@ compile		export-ignore
 missing		export-ignore
 .travis.yml	export-ignore
 # generated folder
-include/	export-ignore
-modules/	export-ignore
+./include/	export-ignore
+./modules/	export-ignore
 docs/src	export-ignore
 docs/doxypsb	export-ignore
 docs/Makefile	export-ignore
 
 # the executable from tests
+test/computational_routines	export-ignore
+test/computational_routines	export-ignore
+test/omp			export-ignore
+test/openacc			export-ignore
+test/torture			export-ignore
 runs/* 		 export-ignore