diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 67697d71..63b8a3e7 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 var path = require('path');
 var eslint = require('eslint');
 var globby = require('globby');
+var dirGlob = require('dir-glob');
 var optionsManager = require('./options-manager');
 
 exports.lintText = function (str, opts) {
@@ -20,25 +21,27 @@ exports.lintFiles = function (patterns, opts) {
 		patterns = '**/*.{js,jsx}';
 	}
 
-	return globby(patterns, {ignore: opts.ignores}).then(function (paths) {
-		// when users are silly and don't specify an extension in the glob pattern
-		paths = paths.filter(function (x) {
-			var ext = path.extname(x);
-			return ext === '.js' || ext === '.jsx';
-		});
+	return dirGlob(opts.ignores).then(function (ignores) {
+		return globby(patterns, {ignore: ignores}).then(function (paths) {
+			// when users are silly and don't specify an extension in the glob pattern
+			paths = paths.filter(function (x) {
+				var ext = path.extname(x);
+				return ext === '.js' || ext === '.jsx';
+			});
 
-		if (!(opts.overrides && opts.overrides.length)) {
-			return runEslint(paths, opts);
-		}
+			if (!(opts.overrides && opts.overrides.length)) {
+				return runEslint(paths, opts);
+			}
 
-		var overrides = opts.overrides;
-		delete opts.overrides;
+			var overrides = opts.overrides;
+			delete opts.overrides;
 
-		var grouped = optionsManager.groupConfigs(paths, opts, overrides);
+			var grouped = optionsManager.groupConfigs(paths, opts, overrides);
 
-		return mergeReports(grouped.map(function (data) {
-			return runEslint(data.paths, data.opts);
-		}));
+			return mergeReports(grouped.map(function (data) {
+				return runEslint(data.paths, data.opts);
+			}));
+		});
 	});
 };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1c41d4a..3ede4eb8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     "babel-eslint": "^4.1.1",
     "debug": "^2.2.0",
     "deep-assign": "^1.0.0",
+    "dir-glob": "^1.0.1",
     "eslint": "^1.10.3",
     "eslint-config-xo": "^0.9.0",
     "eslint-plugin-babel": "^3.0.0",