diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 8751f21..9628a24 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ exports.start = function(config) {
                 logger.info('Watching: ' + dir);
             });
 
-            eventArgs.ignorePatterns.forEach(function(pattern) {
+            eventArgs.ignorePatterns.filter(function(pattern) {
+                return ! /^[#;]/.test(pattern); // don't show comments from .gitignore
+            }).forEach(function(pattern) {
                 logger.info('Ignore rule: ' + pattern);
             });
         })
@@ -240,4 +242,4 @@ exports.start = function(config) {
     });
 
     return launcher;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};