diff --git a/debian/11/start.sh b/debian/11/start.sh
index 924a34b..e650da1 100755
--- a/debian/11/start.sh
+++ b/debian/11/start.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sed -i 's/^# bind-dnssec-db=/bind-dnssec-db=\/var\/lib\/powerdns\/bind-dnssec-db
 /usr/sbin/pdns_server --guardian=no --daemon=no --disable-syslog --log-timestamp=no --write-pid=no &
 
 # watch for zone changes
-inotifywait -mqre modify --exclude '\.git' --exclude '.*\.swp' --format '%w%f' "/var/lib/powerdns/zones/" |
+inotifywait -mqre modify --exclude '.*(\.git|.*\.swp)' --format '%w%f' "/var/lib/powerdns/zones/" |
     while read -r path; do
         zone=$(basename $path)
         echo [$0] A modification was detected in $path
diff --git a/debian/12/start.sh b/debian/12/start.sh
index 924a34b..e650da1 100755
--- a/debian/12/start.sh
+++ b/debian/12/start.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sed -i 's/^# bind-dnssec-db=/bind-dnssec-db=\/var\/lib\/powerdns\/bind-dnssec-db
 /usr/sbin/pdns_server --guardian=no --daemon=no --disable-syslog --log-timestamp=no --write-pid=no &
 
 # watch for zone changes
-inotifywait -mqre modify --exclude '\.git' --exclude '.*\.swp' --format '%w%f' "/var/lib/powerdns/zones/" |
+inotifywait -mqre modify --exclude '.*(\.git|.*\.swp)' --format '%w%f' "/var/lib/powerdns/zones/" |
     while read -r path; do
         zone=$(basename $path)
         echo [$0] A modification was detected in $path