diff --git a/.potodoignore b/.potodoignore
index eba74f4..f7275bb 100644
--- a/.potodoignore
+++ b/.potodoignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-venv/
\ No newline at end of file
+venv/
diff --git a/potodo/potodo.py b/potodo/potodo.py
index 1dd2616..bfc25b6 100644
--- a/potodo/potodo.py
+++ b/potodo/potodo.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def exec_potodo(
     }
 
     try:
-        ignore_matches = parse_gitignore(path / ".potodoignore")
+        ignore_matches = parse_gitignore(".potodoignore", base_dir=path)
     except FileNotFoundError:
         ignore_matches = parse_gitignore("/dev/null")