diff --git a/test/multilspy/python/test_retrieval_with_ignored_dirs.py b/test/multilspy/python/test_retrieval_with_ignored_dirs.py
index 5150d53..5bbb372 100644
--- a/test/multilspy/python/test_retrieval_with_ignored_dirs.py
+++ b/test/multilspy/python/test_retrieval_with_ignored_dirs.py
@@ -6,23 +6,43 @@ import pytest
 from multilspy.language_server import SyncLanguageServer
 from multilspy.multilspy_config import Language, MultilspyConfig
 from multilspy.multilspy_logger import MultilspyLogger
+from serena.util.file_system import GitignoreParser
 from test.conftest import get_repo_path
 
 # This mark will be applied to all tests in this module
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.python
 
 
+def create_ls_with_ignored_dirs(
+    ignored_paths: list[str] | None = None,
+    repo_path: Path | None = None,
+    language: Language = Language.PYTHON,
+) -> SyncLanguageServer:
+    """Helper function to create a SyncLanguageServer with ignored directories."""
+    if ignored_paths is None:
+        ignored_paths = []
+
+    if repo_path is None:
+        repo_path = get_repo_path(language)
+
+    gitignore_parser = GitignoreParser(str(repo_path))
+    for spec in gitignore_parser.get_ignore_specs():
+        ignored_paths.extend(spec.patterns)
+
+    config = MultilspyConfig(
+        code_language=language,
+        trace_lsp_communication=False,
+        ignored_paths=ignored_paths,  # Configure the relative path to be ignored
+    )
+    logger = MultilspyLogger()
+    return SyncLanguageServer.create(config, logger, str(repo_path))
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def ls_with_ignored_dirs() -> Generator[SyncLanguageServer, None, None]:
     """Fixture to set up an LS for the python test repo with the 'scripts' directory ignored."""
-    config = MultilspyConfig(
-        code_language=Language.PYTHON,
-        trace_lsp_communication=False,
-        ignored_paths=["scripts", "custom_test"],  # Configure the relative path to be ignored
-    )
-    logger = MultilspyLogger()
-    repo_path = get_repo_path(Language.PYTHON)
-    ls = SyncLanguageServer.create(config, logger, str(repo_path))
+    ignored_paths = ["scripts", "custom_test_repo"]
+    ls = create_ls_with_ignored_dirs(ignored_paths=ignored_paths, language=Language.PYTHON)
     ls.start()
     try:
         yield ls
@@ -56,13 +76,8 @@ def test_find_references_ignores_dir(ls_with_ignored_dirs: SyncLanguageServer):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("repo_path", [Language.PYTHON], indirect=True)
 def test_refs_and_symbols_with_glob_patterns(repo_path: Path) -> None:
     """Tests that refs and symbols with glob patterns are ignored."""
-    config = MultilspyConfig(
-        code_language=Language.PYTHON,
-        trace_lsp_communication=False,
-        ignored_paths=["*ipts", "custom_t*"],
-    )
-    logger = MultilspyLogger()
-    ls = SyncLanguageServer.create(config, logger, str(repo_path))
+    ignored_paths = ["*ipts", "custom_t*"]
+    ls = create_ls_with_ignored_dirs(ignored_paths=ignored_paths, repo_path=repo_path, language=Language.PYTHON)
     ls.start()
     # same as in the above tests
     root = ls.request_full_symbol_tree()[0]