diff --git a/lua/plenary/scandir.lua b/lua/plenary/scandir.lua
index d5b60ee4..93a6d87b 100644
--- a/lua/plenary/scandir.lua
+++ b/lua/plenary/scandir.lua
@@ -47,15 +47,17 @@ local make_gitignore = function(basepath)
     for _, v in ipairs(bp) do
       if entry:find(v, 1, true) then
         local negated = false
-        for _, w in ipairs(patterns[v].ignored) do
-          if not negated and entry:match(w) then
-            for _, inverse in ipairs(patterns[v].negated) do
-              if not negated and entry:match(inverse) then
-                negated = true
+        if patterns[v] then
+          for _, w in ipairs(patterns[v].ignored) do
+            if not negated and entry:match(w) then
+              for _, inverse in ipairs(patterns[v].negated) do
+                if not negated and entry:match(inverse) then
+                  negated = true
+                end
+              end
+              if not negated then
+                return false
               end
-            end
-            if not negated then
-              return false
             end
           end
         end
diff --git a/tests/plenary/scandir_spec.lua b/tests/plenary/scandir_spec.lua
index 9c158082..36ef2c82 100644
--- a/tests/plenary/scandir_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/plenary/scandir_spec.lua
@@ -126,6 +126,38 @@ describe("scandir", function()
       eq(false, contains(dirs, "./asdf/asdf/adsf.lua"))
     end)
 
+    it("with respect_gitignore on mixed paths", function()
+      vim.cmd ":silent !mkdir -p test_path_root/projectdir"
+      vim.cmd(
+        ":silent !touch "
+          .. "test_path_root/projectdir/README.md "
+          .. "test_path_root/projectdir/LICENSE "
+          .. "test_path_root/projectdir/test.so "
+          .. "test_path_root/external_file.txt"
+      )
+      vim.cmd ":silent !cp .gitignore test_path_root/projectdir/"
+      vim.cmd ":cd test_path_root/projectdir/"
+
+      local dirs = scan.scan_dir({ ".", ".." }, { respect_gitignore = true })
+
+      vim.cmd ":cd ../../"
+      vim.cmd(
+        ":silent !rm "
+          .. "test_path_root/projectdir/README.md "
+          .. "test_path_root/projectdir/LICENSE "
+          .. "test_path_root/projectdir/test.so "
+          .. "test_path_root/external_file.txt "
+          .. "test_path_root/projectdir/.gitignore"
+      )
+      vim.cmd ":silent !rmdir test_path_root/projectdir test_path_root"
+
+      eq("table", type(dirs))
+      eq(true, contains(dirs, "./README.md"))
+      eq(true, contains(dirs, "./LICENSE"))
+      eq(true, contains(dirs, "../external_file.txt"))
+      eq(false, contains(dirs, "./test.so"))
+    end)
+
     it("with search pattern", function()
       local dirs = scan.scan_dir(".", { search_pattern = "filetype" })
       eq("table", type(dirs))