diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 9528424..3e092ae 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -74,18 +74,19 @@ TLS13_ONLY=TRUE
 #LR_PORT=35729
 
 # LR_EXTS:
-# Comma-delimited list of extensions to watch for changes and trigger a browser reload. This list *must* be quoted.
+# Comma-delimited list of extensions to watch for changes and trigger a browser reload.
 # REQUIRED: NO
 # DEFAULT: "html,xml,css,js,jsx,ts,tsx,php,py"
 # VALID OPTIONS: Any valid file extension(s)
 LR_EXTS="html,xml,css,js,jsx,ts,tsx,php,py"
 
 # LR_EXCLUDE:
-# Comma-delimited list of files/directories to exclude from monitoring. This list *must* be quoted.
+# Comma-delimited set of /regular-expressions/ defining what to exclude from monitoring in addition to the defaults.
+# Upstream node-livereload lists the following as defaults: "/\.git\//,/\.svn\//,/\.hg\//"
 # REQUIRED: NO
-# DEFAULT: ".git/,.svn/,.vscode/,.idea/"
-# VALID OPTIONS: Any valid files or directories/
-LR_EXCLUDE=".git/,.svn/,.vscode/,.idea/"
+# DEFAULT: "/\.vscode\//,/\.idea\//,/\.tmp/,/\.swp/"
+# VALID OPTIONS: Any valid RegEx that matches files or directories
+LR_EXCLUDE="/\.vscode\//,/\.idea\//,/\.tmp/,/\.swp/"
 
 # LR_DELAY:
 # Amount of time in milliseconds before detecting a change and sending a trigger for a browser reload. Useful if you need to allow time for background recompilation, etc.