diff --git a/src/serena/project.py b/src/serena/project.py
index a2360c3..f193b65 100644
--- a/src/serena/project.py
+++ b/src/serena/project.py
@@ -21,22 +21,23 @@ class Project:
         self.project_config = project_config
 
         # gather ignored paths from the project configuration and gitignore files
-        ignored_paths = project_config.ignored_paths
-        if len(ignored_paths) > 0:
-            log.info(f"Using {len(ignored_paths)} ignored paths from the explicit project configuration.")
-            log.debug(f"Ignored paths: {ignored_paths}")
+        ignored_patterns = project_config.ignored_paths
+        if len(ignored_patterns) > 0:
+            log.info(f"Using {len(ignored_patterns)} ignored paths from the explicit project configuration.")
+            log.debug(f"Ignored paths: {ignored_patterns}")
         if project_config.ignore_all_files_in_gitignore:
             log.info(f"Parsing all gitignore files in {self.project_root}")
             gitignore_parser = GitignoreParser(self.project_root)
             log.info(f"Found {len(gitignore_parser.get_ignore_specs())} gitignore files.")
             for spec in gitignore_parser.get_ignore_specs():
                 log.debug(f"Adding {len(spec.patterns)} patterns from {spec.file_path} to the ignored paths.")
-                ignored_paths.extend(spec.patterns)
+                ignored_patterns.extend(spec.patterns)
+        self._ignored_patterns = ignored_patterns
 
         # Set up the pathspec matcher for the ignored paths
         # for all absolute paths in ignored_paths, convert them to relative paths
         processed_patterns = []
-        for pattern in set(ignored_paths):
+        for pattern in set(ignored_patterns):
             # Normalize separators (pathspec expects forward slashes)
             pattern = pattern.replace(os.path.sep, "/")
             processed_patterns.append(pattern)
@@ -261,24 +262,9 @@ class Project:
         :param trace_lsp_communication: whether to trace LSP communication
         :return: the language server
         """
-        # TODO: This is duplicated in Project.__init__
-        project_config = self.project_config
-        ignored_paths = project_config.ignored_paths
-        if len(ignored_paths) > 0:
-            log.info(f"Using {len(ignored_paths)} ignored paths from the explicit project configuration.")
-            log.debug(f"Ignored paths: {ignored_paths}")
-        if project_config.ignore_all_files_in_gitignore:
-            log.info(f"Parsing all gitignore files in {self.project_root}")
-            gitignore_parser = GitignoreParser(self.project_root)
-            log.info(f"Found {len(gitignore_parser.get_ignore_specs())} gitignore files.")
-            for spec in gitignore_parser.get_ignore_specs():
-                log.debug(f"Adding {len(spec.patterns)} patterns from {spec.file_path} to the ignored paths.")
-                ignored_paths.extend(spec.patterns)
-        log.debug(f"Using {len(ignored_paths)} ignored paths in total.")
-
         ls_config = LanguageServerConfig(
             code_language=self.language,
-            ignored_paths=ignored_paths,
+            ignored_paths=self._ignored_patterns,
             trace_lsp_communication=trace_lsp_communication,
         )
         ls_logger = LanguageServerLogger(log_level=log_level)