diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9521574..9382c6b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,3 @@ data/*
 
 #ignore the figure files
 figures/*
-
-#except an example
-!figures/Elwha/ElwhaDischarge_last_6_months.png