diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 9a275d9..7ebfa7d 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# don't send downloaded artefacts to the docker build daemon
-*.zip
-*.tiff
-*.jp2
+# don't send hidden files and folders, they are non-essential to the 
+# build process
+.*
 
+# don't send downloaded artefacts to the docker build daemon
 **/input/**/*.zip
 **/input/**/*.SAFE*
 **/input/**/*.jp2