diff --git a/src/cli/utils.js b/src/cli/utils.js
index 0c670687e..d6522bf24 100644
--- a/src/cli/utils.js
+++ b/src/cli/utils.js
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ function existsStat() {
 
 
 function getIgnoreList( baseDir ) {
-	if ( fs.existsSync( `${baseDir}/.gitignore` ) ) {
-		let gitIgnore = fs.readFileSync( `${baseDir}/.gitignore`, "utf-8" );
-		gitIgnore = gitIgnore.trim();
-		return gitIgnore.split( "\n" );
+	const gitFilePath = path.join( baseDir, ".gitignore" );
+	if ( fs.existsSync( gitFilePath ) ) {
+		const gitIgnore = fs.readFileSync( gitFilePath, "utf-8" );
+		return gitIgnore.trim().split( "\n" );
 	}
 	return [];
 }