diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 3e092ae..50b4591 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ TLS13_ONLY=TRUE
 LR_EXTS="html,xml,css,js,jsx,ts,tsx,php,py"
 
 # LR_EXCLUDE:
-# 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\//"
+# Comma-delimited set of regular-expressions defining what to exclude from monitoring in addition to the defaults.
+# Upstream node-livereload already ignores: ".git/,.svn/,.hg/"
 # REQUIRED: NO
-# DEFAULT: "/\.vscode\//,/\.idea\//,/\.tmp/,/\.swp/"
+# DEFAULT: ".vscode/,.idea/,.tmp$,.swp$"
 # VALID OPTIONS: Any valid RegEx that matches files or directories
-LR_EXCLUDE="/\.vscode\//,/\.idea\//,/\.tmp/,/\.swp/"
+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.