diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1bef8037f..3df7521ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ vignettes/results
 # unused figures
 man/figures/*.png
 
-inst/stan/dist_fit
-inst/stan/estimate_infections
-inst/stan/simulate_infections
-inst/stan/estimate_secondary
-inst/stan/simulate_secondary
-inst/stan/estimate_truncation
+# exclude compiled stan files
+inst/stan/*
+!inst/stan/*/
+!inst/stan/*.stan