diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 57a343b199..6aa02bc32c 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ bin/* filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
 bin/*/* filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
 pkg/arvo/**/*.js binary
 pkg/arvo/**/*.css binary
-pkg/urbit/hashtable_tests export-ignore
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/.gitattributes b/pkg/arvo/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82d4d790bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/arvo/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tests export-ignore
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/.gitattributes b/pkg/urbit/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7299f96145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/urbit/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+tests export-ignore
+hashtable_tests export-ignore