diff --git a/app/core/ingestion.py b/app/core/ingestion.py
index 7fcf88f..6ecba28 100644
--- a/app/core/ingestion.py
+++ b/app/core/ingestion.py
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ def ingest_documents(
 # Directories to always skip during ingestion
 SKIP_DIRECTORIES = {
     'node_modules',
+    'venv',
+    '.venv',
     '.git',
     '.svn',
     '.hg',