diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5aa648e..9b5b8ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ basic:
 
 term: basic
 	bash term/scripts/setup.sh
-	stow term
+	stow --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' --ignore='\.config/tmux/plugins' term
 
 utils: basic
 	bash utils/setup.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ utils: basic
 
 hypr: basic
 	bash hypr/scripts/setup.sh
-	stow hypr
+	stow --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' hypr
 
 kreation: basic
 	bash _install_skripte/install_kreation_pcks.sh
diff --git a/term/.stow-ignore b/term/.stow-ignore
index c4642fb..cc30a63 100644
--- a/term/.stow-ignore
+++ b/term/.stow-ignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 scripts
 .stow-ignore
+.config/tmux/plugins
diff --git a/test/entrypoint-test.sh b/test/entrypoint-test.sh
index 67fa63d..7459062 100755
--- a/test/entrypoint-test.sh
+++ b/test/entrypoint-test.sh
@@ -79,13 +79,14 @@ done
 while IFS= read -r pkg; do
     [[ -z "$pkg" ]] && continue
     if stow --simulate --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' \
+             --ignore='\.config/tmux/plugins' \
              --dir="$REPO" --target="$REPO" "$pkg" 2>"$ERR_LOG"; then
         say_ok "stow --simulate $pkg resolves"
     else
         say_fail "stow --simulate $pkg (non-existent package or conflict)"
         sed 's/^/      /' "$ERR_LOG" 2>/dev/null
     fi
-done < <(grep -P '^\t' Makefile | grep -oE 'stow [A-Za-z0-9_-]+' | awk '{print $2}' | sort -u)
+done < <(grep -P '^\t' Makefile | grep -E '\bstow\b' | awk '{print $NF}' | sort -u)
 
 # 1c. run the repo's own lint + probe scripts (they're mounted here).
 if [[ -x test/lint.sh ]] || [[ -f test/lint.sh ]]; then
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ NOOP
     for pkg in term hypr kreation local_ai; do
         if [[ -d "$REPO/$pkg" ]]; then
             if stow --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' \
+                     --ignore='\.config/tmux/plugins' \
                      --dir="$REPO" --target="$HOME" "$pkg" 2>"$ERR_LOG"; then
                 say_ok "stow $pkg into \$HOME"
             else
diff --git a/test/lint.sh b/test/lint.sh
index c191838..555cbd8 100755
--- a/test/lint.sh
+++ b/test/lint.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ while IFS= read -r pkg; do
     else
         say_fail "Makefile stows non-existent package: $pkg"
     fi
-done < <(grep -P '^\t' Makefile | grep -oE 'stow [A-Za-z0-9_-]+' | awk '{print $2}' | sort -u)
+done < <(grep -P '^\t' Makefile | grep -E '\bstow\b' | awk '{print $NF}' | sort -u)
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Summary
diff --git a/test/probe_stow.sh b/test/probe_stow.sh
index e54e955..098151a 100755
--- a/test/probe_stow.sh
+++ b/test/probe_stow.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 
 for pkg in "${PACKAGES[@]}"; do
     echo "--- stow --simulate: $pkg ---"
-    if stow --simulate --verbose=1 --dir="$REPO_ROOT" --target="$REPO_ROOT" "$pkg" >/dev/null 2>"$ERR_LOG"; then
+    if stow --simulate --verbose=1 --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' --ignore='\.config/tmux/plugins' --dir="$REPO_ROOT" --target="$REPO_ROOT" "$pkg" >/dev/null 2>"$ERR_LOG"; then
         echo "ok: stow --simulate '$pkg' resolved without conflicts"
     else
         echo "FAIL: stow --simulate '$pkg'"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ done
 
 # Cross-check: does the Makefile stow anything that is NOT in our package set?
 echo "== Checking Makefile stow targets against stow-able packages =="
-make_pkgs="$(grep -P '^\t' Makefile | grep -oE 'stow [A-Za-z0-9_-]+' | awk '{print $2}' | sort -u)"
+make_pkgs="$(grep -P '^\t' Makefile | grep -E '\bstow\b' | awk '{print $NF}' | sort -u)"
 for mp in $make_pkgs; do
     if is_stowable "$mp"; then
         echo "ok: Makefile 'stow $mp' matches a stow-able package"