diff --git a/src/cli/commands/sync.ts b/src/cli/commands/sync.ts
index 9281dc9..1a739ab 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/sync.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/sync.ts
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ export async function pushApp(options: { quiet?: boolean } = {}) {
     }
   }
 
-  // Files to delete (exist on server but not locally)
+  // Files to delete (exist on server but not locally, respecting gitignore)
+  const gitignore = loadGitignore(process.cwd())
   const toDelete: string[] = []
   for (const file of remoteFiles) {
-    if (!localFiles.has(file)) {
+    if (!localFiles.has(file) && !gitignore.shouldExclude(file)) {
       toDelete.push(file)
     }
   }
@@ -1008,10 +1009,11 @@ async function getManifestDiff(appName: string): Promise<ManifestDiff | null> {
     }
   }
 
-  // Files only in remote
+  // Files only in remote (filtered by local gitignore)
+  const gitignore = loadGitignore(process.cwd())
   const remoteOnly: string[] = []
   for (const file of remoteFiles) {
-    if (!localFiles.has(file)) {
+    if (!localFiles.has(file) && !gitignore.shouldExclude(file)) {
       remoteOnly.push(file)
     }
   }