diff --git a/ra_aid/tools/ripgrep.py b/ra_aid/tools/ripgrep.py
index 597c825..5121f52 100644
--- a/ra_aid/tools/ripgrep.py
+++ b/ra_aid/tools/ripgrep.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ DEFAULT_EXCLUDE_DIRS = [
     "venv",
     ".idea",
     ".vscode",
+    ".ra-aid",
 ]