diff --git a/lib/listening.js b/lib/listening.js
index b6762fe..17ed50a 100644
--- a/lib/listening.js
+++ b/lib/listening.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module.exports = async (server, inUse, flags, sockets) => {
 
     // Ignore globs
     if (flags.ignore) {
-      watchConfig.ignored = watchConfig.ignored.concat(flags.ignore)
+      watchConfig.ignored = watchConfig.ignored.concat(new RegExp(flags.ignore))
     }
 
     if (Array.isArray(toWatch)) {