diff --git a/tests/views/test_current.py b/tests/views/test_current.py
index 993ebb74..c89f81b1 100644
--- a/tests/views/test_current.py
+++ b/tests/views/test_current.py
@@ -136,6 +136,22 @@ def test_write_in_git_dir(self):
                                   ignore=CachedIgnore())
             current.write(".git/index", "buf", "offset", 1)
 
+    def test_write_in_gitignore_dir(self):
+        with pytest.raises(FuseOSError):
+            current = CurrentView(repo="repo", uid=1, gid=1,
+                                  repo_path="repo_path",
+                                  read_only=Event(),
+                                  ignore=CachedIgnore())
+            current.write(".gitignore", "buf", "offset", 1)
+
+    def test_write_in_modules_dir(self):
+        with pytest.raises(FuseOSError):
+            current = CurrentView(repo="repo", uid=1, gid=1,
+                                  repo_path="repo_path",
+                                  read_only=Event(),
+                                  ignore=CachedIgnore())
+            current.write(".gitmodules", "buf", "offset", 1)
+
     def test_write_to_large_file(self):
         current = CurrentView(repo="repo", uid=1, gid=1,
                               repo_path="repo_path",