diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index eb09672..36cc25e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -520,7 +521,9 @@ func buildAll(ctx context.Context, watch bool) error {
 			filepath.Walk(".", func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 				// rebuild if changes to .zs/ or .zsignore
 				if (filepath.Base(path) == ZSIGNORE || filepath.Dir(path) == ZSDIR) && info.ModTime().After(lastModified) {
-					Ignore = ParseIgnoreFile(path)
+					if filepath.Base(path) == ZSIGNORE {
+						Ignore = ParseIgnoreFile(path)
+					}
 					// reset lastModified to 0 so everything rebuidls
 					lastModified = time.Unix(0, 0)
 					return nil
@@ -623,7 +626,9 @@ func init() {
 func ParseIgnoreFile(fn string) *ignore.GitIgnore {
 	obj, err := ignore.CompileIgnoreFile(ZSIGNORE)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Warnf("error parsing .zsignore: %s (using defaults)s", fn)
+		if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			log.WithError(err).Warnf("error parsing .zsignore: %s (using defaults)s", fn)
+		}
 		return ignore.CompileIgnoreLines(DefaultIgnore)
 	}
 
diff --git a/testdata/extensions/.test/index.html b/testdata/extensions/.test/index.html
index 7dc7db4..ef8cfca 100644
--- a/testdata/extensions/.test/index.html
+++ b/testdata/extensions/.test/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<head>
 		<title>Hello World</title>
 	</head>
-	<body><h1 id="hello-world">Hello World</h1>
+	<body><h1 id="hello-world">Hello World <a class="anchor" href="#hello-world">¶</a></h1>
 <p>Hello World!</p>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/testdata/ignore/.test/index.html b/testdata/ignore/.test/index.html
index 80b5a0d..417c430 100644
--- a/testdata/ignore/.test/index.html
+++ b/testdata/ignore/.test/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <html>
-	<body><h1 id="simple">Simple</h1>
+	<body><h1 id="simple">Simple <a class="anchor" href="#simple">¶</a></h1>
 <p>Simple page</p>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/testdata/simple/.test/index.html b/testdata/simple/.test/index.html
index 80b5a0d..417c430 100644
--- a/testdata/simple/.test/index.html
+++ b/testdata/simple/.test/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <html>
-	<body><h1 id="simple">Simple</h1>
+	<body><h1 id="simple">Simple <a class="anchor" href="#simple">¶</a></h1>
 <p>Simple page</p>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/testdata/variables/.test/index.html b/testdata/variables/.test/index.html
index 9307c98..25dfc33 100644
--- a/testdata/variables/.test/index.html
+++ b/testdata/variables/.test/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<head>
 		<title>Simple</title>
 	</head>
-	<body><h1 id="simple">Simple</h1>
+	<body><h1 id="simple">Simple <a class="anchor" href="#simple">¶</a></h1>
 <p>Simple page</p>
 </body>
 </html>
