diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 15f116a..01aee02 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 /.local*/
 
-recentf
-org-roam.db
+/recentf
+/org-roam.db
 
 *~
 *.*~
diff --git a/lisp/init-better-default.el b/lisp/init-better-default.el
index a7afd4d..7a62966 100644
--- a/lisp/init-better-default.el
+++ b/lisp/init-better-default.el
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@
   (add-hook 'elpaca-after-init-hook 'benchmark-init/deactivate))
 
 (server-mode 1)
+
 (global-display-line-numbers-mode)
+(dolist (mode '(erc-mode-hook
+                circe-mode-hook
+                help-mode-hook
+                gud-mode-hook
+                vterm-mode-hook))
+  (add-hook mode (lambda () (display-line-numbers-mode -1))))
+
 (setq-default cursor-type 'bar)
 (setq display-line-numbers-type 'relative)
 (show-paren-mode t)