diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70a8d677250859ae86b365188d1243e622a02249..3f000b632264f4bbf489c406c867b5ec75fa9a44 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-*.~ava
+*~.ava
 *.class
 *.ctxt
\ No newline at end of file