diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index ecb93fe..271d227 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 node_modules
 tests
 tmp
-data/*
 nodemicmac.sif
 node
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6bccb5a..2cc9030 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -52,6 +52,5 @@ micmac/build/*
 
 *.pyc
 
-data/*
 node
 nodemicmac.sif