diff --git a/dev-ignore-theme-files.sh b/dev-ignore-theme-files.sh
index ba48d3036..1b169a40b 100755
--- a/dev-ignore-theme-files.sh
+++ b/dev-ignore-theme-files.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ source install-lib.sh
 echo "Adding the following theme files to temporary ignore list for development purposes:"
 for file in "${THEME_FILES[@]}"; do
   echo "$file"
-  git update-index --assume-unchanged "$file"
+  #git update-index --assume-unchanged "$file"
+  git update-index --skip-worktree "$file"
 done
diff --git a/dev-track-theme-files.sh b/dev-track-theme-files.sh
index 8267297e9..e61b9705d 100755
--- a/dev-track-theme-files.sh
+++ b/dev-track-theme-files.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ source install-lib.sh
 echo "Removing the following theme files from temporary ignore list:"
 for file in "${THEME_FILES[@]}"; do
   echo "$file"
-  git update-index --no-assume-unchanged "$file"
+  #git update-index --no-assume-unchanged "$file"
+  git update-index --no-skip-worktree "$file"
 done