diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Info/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Info/index.js
index 15ebc80d7..ce608920b 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Info/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Info/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ const Info = ({ collection }) => {
             <td className="py-2 px-2 text-right">Location&nbsp;:</td>
             <td className="py-2 px-2 break-all">{collection.pathname}</td>
           </tr>
+          <tr className="">
+            <td className="py-2 px-2 text-right">Ignored files&nbsp;:</td>
+            <td className="py-2 px-2 break-all">{collection.brunoConfig.ignore.map((x) => `'${x}'`).join(', ')}</td>
+          </tr>
           <tr className="">
             <td className="py-2 px-2 text-right">Environments&nbsp;:</td>
             <td className="py-2 px-2">{collection.environments?.length || 0}</td>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js
index 77cf86c22..ec2cdacc2 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collections.js
@@ -62,8 +62,13 @@ const openCollection = async (win, watcher, collectionPath, options = {}) => {
       const brunoConfig = await getCollectionConfigFile(collectionPath);
       const uid = generateUidBasedOnHash(collectionPath);
 
+      if (!brunoConfig.ignore || brunoConfig.ignore.length === 0) {
+        // Forces default behavior for legacy collections
+        brunoConfig.ignore = ['node_modules', '.git'];
+      }
+
       win.webContents.send('main:collection-opened', collectionPath, uid, brunoConfig);
-      ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', win, collectionPath, uid);
+      ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', win, collectionPath, uid, brunoConfig);
     } catch (err) {
       if (!options.dontSendDisplayErrors) {
         win.webContents.send('main:display-error', {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/watcher.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/watcher.js
index fa548c6e8..23a2c565c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/watcher.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/watcher.js
@@ -403,17 +403,18 @@ class Watcher {
     this.watchers = {};
   }
 
-  addWatcher(win, watchPath, collectionUid) {
+  addWatcher(win, watchPath, collectionUid, brunoConfig) {
     if (this.watchers[watchPath]) {
       this.watchers[watchPath].close();
     }
 
+    const ignores = brunoConfig?.ignore || [];
     const self = this;
     setTimeout(() => {
       const watcher = chokidar.watch(watchPath, {
         ignoreInitial: false,
-        usePolling: watchPath.startsWith("\\\\") ? true : false,
-        ignored: (path) => ['node_modules', '.git'].some((s) => path.includes(s)),
+        usePolling: watchPath.startsWith('\\\\') ? true : false,
+        ignored: (path) => ignores.some((s) => path.includes(s)),
         persistent: true,
         ignorePermissionErrors: true,
         awaitWriteFinish: {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index 3b53b9839..9428eb4ec 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
         const brunoConfig = {
           version: '1',
           name: collectionName,
-          type: 'collection'
+          type: 'collection',
+          ignore: ['node_modules', '.git']
         };
         const content = await stringifyJson(brunoConfig);
         await writeFile(path.join(dirPath, 'bruno.json'), content);
 
         mainWindow.webContents.send('main:collection-opened', dirPath, uid, brunoConfig);
-        ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', mainWindow, dirPath, uid);
+        ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', mainWindow, dirPath, uid, brunoConfig);
       } catch (error) {
         return Promise.reject(error);
       }
@@ -449,13 +450,14 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
       const brunoConfig = {
         version: '1',
         name: collectionName,
-        type: 'collection'
+        type: 'collection',
+        ignore: ['node_modules', '.git']
       };
       const content = await stringifyJson(brunoConfig);
       await writeFile(path.join(collectionPath, 'bruno.json'), content);
 
       mainWindow.webContents.send('main:collection-opened', collectionPath, uid, brunoConfig);
-      ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', mainWindow, collectionPath, uid);
+      ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', mainWindow, collectionPath, uid, brunoConfig);
 
       lastOpenedCollections.add(collectionPath);
 
@@ -612,8 +614,8 @@ const registerMainEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) =
     shell.openExternal(docsURL);
   });
 
-  ipcMain.on('main:collection-opened', (win, pathname, uid) => {
-    watcher.addWatcher(win, pathname, uid);
+  ipcMain.on('main:collection-opened', (win, pathname, uid, brunoConfig) => {
+    watcher.addWatcher(win, pathname, uid, brunoConfig);
     lastOpenedCollections.add(pathname);
   });