diff --git a/wf2_core/src/recipes/m2/templates/sync.prf b/wf2_core/src/recipes/m2/templates/sync.prf
index 7e3fcf7d..bda03bf0 100644
--- a/wf2_core/src/recipes/m2/templates/sync.prf
+++ b/wf2_core/src/recipes/m2/templates/sync.prf
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ ignore = Name {.*,*}.sample
 ignore = Name {.*,*}.md
 ignore = Name {.*,*}.txt
 ignore = Name {.*,*}.tmp
-ignore = Path ./{.*,*}.sql
-ignore = Path ./{.*,*}.sql.gz
+ignore = Path ROOT/{.*,*}.sql
+ignore = Path ROOT/{.*,*}.sql.gz