diff --git a/pkg/watch/ephemeral.go b/pkg/watch/ephemeral.go
index 48d224de2..e48300ba2 100644
--- a/pkg/watch/ephemeral.go
+++ b/pkg/watch/ephemeral.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 var ephemeralPathMatcher = initEphemeralPathMatcher()
 
 func initEphemeralPathMatcher() model.PathMatcher {
-	golandPatterns := []string{"**/*___jb_old___", "**/*___jb_tmp___"}
+	golandPatterns := []string{"**/*___jb_old___", "**/*___jb_tmp___", "**/.idea/**"}
 	emacsPatterns := []string{"**/.#*"}
 	vimPatterns := []string{"**/4913", "**/*~", "**/.*.swp", "**/.*.swx"}