diff --git a/git/gitignore b/git/gitignore
index 81faa51..053979f 100644
--- a/git/gitignore
+++ b/git/gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ node_modules
 package-lock.json
 
 .ignore
+.root
diff --git a/neovim/init.vim b/neovim/init.vim
index e3c984b..1cba3f8 100644
--- a/neovim/init.vim
+++ b/neovim/init.vim
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ xmap <C-k> <Plug>(neosnippet_expand_target)
 let g:neosnippet#enable_completed_snippet=1
 
 let g:rooter_manual_only = 1
+let g:rooter_patterns = ['.root', '.git', '.git/']
 noremap <leader>cd :execute 'cd' fnameescape(FindRootDirectory())<CR>:pwd<CR>
 
 let g:AutoPairsMultilineClose = 0