diff --git a/scripts/watcher.py b/scripts/watcher.py
index 97fb188..6e94641 100644
--- a/scripts/watcher.py
+++ b/scripts/watcher.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def resolve_ingest_failure(source: str):
 
 
 def ingest_file(filepath: Path, embedder) -> int:
-    if filepath.name.startswith(("~$", ".")):
+    if filepath.name.startswith(("~$", "~", ".")):
         return 0
     if filepath.suffix.lower() not in SUPPORTED:
         return 0
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def get_changed_files(state: dict) -> list:
             continue
         if path.suffix.lower() not in SUPPORTED:
             continue
-        if path.name.startswith((".", "~$")):
+        if path.name.startswith((".", "~$", "~")):
             continue
         if "Admin/Backups" in str(path) or "Backups" in path.parts:
             continue
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class IngestHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
         self.last_event = 0
 
     def _should_ignore(self, path: Path) -> bool:
-        if path.name.startswith((".", "~$")):
+        if path.name.startswith((".", "~$", "~")):
             return True
         if "Admin/Backups" in str(path) or "Backups" in path.parts:
             return True