diff --git a/shared.sh b/shared.sh
index 8372d66..6f02e40 100644
--- a/shared.sh
+++ b/shared.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ set_env_value() {
 add_to_gitignore() {
 	local entry="$1"
 	if [ -f .gitignore ]; then
-		if ! grep -q "^${entry}$" .gitignore 2>/dev/null; then
+		if ! grep -q "${entry}" .gitignore 2>/dev/null; then
 			echo "$entry" >> .gitignore
 			echo -e "${BLUE}Added $entry to .gitignore${NC}"
 		else