diff --git a/.chezmoiignore b/.chezmoiignore
index 1cd6a68..c978009 100644
--- a/.chezmoiignore
+++ b/.chezmoiignore
@@ -5,3 +5,11 @@ README.md
 {{- if ne .chezmoi.hostname "arch" }}
 .config/tmux/bootstraps # note that the pattern is not `dot_config/tmux/bootstraps`
 {{- end }}
+{{- if eq .chezmoi.username "root" }}
+.config/tmux
+.config/i3
+
+.config/nvim
+!.config/nvim/core/*
+!.config/nvim/utils/*
+{{- end }}