diff --git a/src/ArtefactTrait.php b/src/ArtefactTrait.php
index 90161bb..7b486d4 100644
--- a/src/ArtefactTrait.php
+++ b/src/ArtefactTrait.php
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ protected function restoreLocalExclude($path)
      */
     protected function removeExcludedFiles($location, $gitignore = '.gitignore')
     {
-        $command = sprintf('ls-files --directory --i --exclude-from=%s %s', $location.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$gitignore, $location);
+        $command = sprintf('ls-files --directory -i --exclude-from=%s %s', $location.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$gitignore, $location);
         $result = $this->gitCommandRun($location, $command, 'Unable to remove excluded files');
         $excludedFiles = array_filter(preg_split('/\R/', $result->getMessage()));
         foreach ($excludedFiles as $excludedFile) {
diff --git a/tests/ForcePushTest.php b/tests/ForcePushTest.php
index 0b95d44..d3f5f2f 100644
--- a/tests/ForcePushTest.php
+++ b/tests/ForcePushTest.php
@@ -91,43 +91,49 @@ public function testGitignore()
 
     public function testGitignoreCustom()
     {
-        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'mygitignore', '3.txt');
         $this->gitCreateFixtureCommits(2);
-        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, '3.txt');
+        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'uncom_ignored_com.txt');
 
+        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'mygitignore', 'uncom_ignored_com.txt');
         $this->assertBuildSuccess('--gitignore='.$this->src.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'mygitignore');
 
         $this->assertFixtureCommits(2, $this->dst, 'testbranch', ['Deployment commit']);
-        $this->gitAssertFilesNotExist($this->dst, '3.txt');
+        $this->gitAssertFilesNotExist($this->dst, 'uncom_ignored_com.txt');
 
         // Now, remove the .gitignore and push again.
         $this->gitRemoveFixtureFile($this->src, 'mygitignore');
         $this->gitCommitAll($this->src, 'Commit number 3');
         $this->assertBuildSuccess();
-        $this->assertFixtureCommits(3, $this->dst, 'testbranch', ['Deployment commit']);
+
+        $this->assertFixtureCommits(3, $this->dst, 'testbranch', ['Deployment commit'], false);
+        $this->gitAssertFilesCommitted($this->dst, ['1.txt', '2.txt', 'uncom_ignored_com.txt'], 'testbranch');
+        $this->gitAssertFilesExist($this->dst, ['1.txt', '2.txt', 'uncom_ignored_com.txt'], 'testbranch');
     }
 
     public function testGitignoreCustomRemoveCommittedFiles()
     {
-        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, '.gitignore', ['3.txt']);
-        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, '3.txt');
-        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'subdir/4.txt');
-        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'subdir/5.txt');
+        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, '.gitignore', ['ignored_ignored.txt', 'ignored_com.txt']);
+
+        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'ignored_ignored.txt');
+        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'ignored_com.txt');
+        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'subdir/com_com.txt');
+        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'subdir/com_ignored.txt');
         $this->gitCreateFixtureCommits(2);
         $this->gitCommitAll($this->src, 'Custom third commit');
+        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'uncom_ignored.txt');
+        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'uncom_com.txt');
+        $this->gitAssertFilesCommitted($this->src, ['1.txt', '2.txt', 'subdir/com_com.txt', 'subdir/com_ignored.txt']);
+        $this->gitAssertNoFilesCommitted($this->src, ['ignored_ignored.txt', 'ignored_com.txt', 'uncom_ignored.txt', 'uncom_com.txt']);
 
-        $this->gitAssertFilesCommitted($this->src, ['1.txt', '2.txt', 'subdir/4.txt', 'subdir/5.txt']);
-        $this->gitAssertNoFilesCommitted($this->src, ['3.txt']);
-
-        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'mygitignore', ['1.txt', '3.txt', '5.txt']);
+        $this->gitCreateFixtureFile($this->src, 'mygitignore', ['1.txt', 'ignored_ignored.txt', 'com_ignored.txt', 'uncom_ignored.txt']);
 
         $this->assertBuildSuccess('--gitignore='.$this->src.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'mygitignore');
 
         $this->assertFixtureCommits(2, $this->dst, 'testbranch', ['Custom third commit', 'Deployment commit'], false);
-        $this->gitAssertFilesCommitted($this->dst, ['2.txt', 'subdir/4.txt'], 'testbranch');
-        $this->gitAssertNoFilesCommitted($this->dst, ['1.txt', '3.txt', 'subdir/5.txt'], 'testbranch');
-        $this->gitAssertFilesExist($this->dst, ['2.txt', 'subdir/4.txt'], 'testbranch');
-        $this->gitAssertFilesNotExist($this->dst, ['1.txt', '3.txt', 'subdir/5.txt'], 'testbranch');
+        $this->gitAssertFilesCommitted($this->dst, ['2.txt', 'ignored_com.txt', 'subdir/com_com.txt', 'uncom_com.txt'], 'testbranch');
+        $this->gitAssertNoFilesCommitted($this->dst, ['1.txt', 'ignored_ignored.txt', 'subdir/com_ignored.txt', 'uncom_ignored.txt'], 'testbranch');
+        $this->gitAssertFilesExist($this->dst, ['2.txt', 'ignored_com.txt', 'subdir/com_com.txt', 'uncom_com.txt'], 'testbranch');
+        $this->gitAssertFilesNotExist($this->dst, ['1.txt', 'ignored_ignored.txt', 'subdir/com_ignored.txt', 'uncom_ignored.txt'], 'testbranch');
     }
 
     public function testBuildTag()