diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index d07100191b..61b57594fa 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,64 +1,64 @@
 .git*            export-ignore
 .hooks*          export-ignore
 .mailmap         export-ignore
 
 # Set general file size limit on all files
 *               hooks.MaxObjectKiB=1024
 
 *.bat           -crlf
 *.bin           -crlf
 *.blend         -crlf
 *.bmp           -crlf
 *.cpt           -crlf
 *.gif           -crlf
 *.icns          -crlf
 *.ico           -crlf
 *.jpeg          -crlf
 *.jpg           -crlf
 *.mha           -crlf
 *.odg           -crlf
 *.pbxproj       -crlf
 *.pdf           -crlf
 *.plist         -crlf
 *.png           -crlf
 *.ppt           -crlf
 *.pptx          -crlf
 *.raw           -crlf
 *.vtk           -crlf
 *.xpm           -crlf
 *.sh             crlf=input
 *.sh.in          crlf=input
 configure        crlf=input
 cvsrmvend        crlf=input
 imcp             crlf=input
 imglob           crlf=input
 imln             crlf=input
 immv             crlf=input
 imrm             crlf=input
 imtest           crlf=input
 install-sh       crlf=input
 newalpha         crlf=input
 newversion       crlf=input
 remove_ext       crlf=input
 vxl_doxy.pl      crlf=input
 zap.pl           crlf=input
 
 *.c              whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
 *.cpp            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
 *.h              whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
 *.cxx            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
 *.hxx            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
 *.txx            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
 *.txt            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof
 *.cmake          whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof
 
 # The Microservices use an apache copyright
 Core/Code/CppMicroServices/*.c     copyright=apache-license
 Core/Code/CppMicroServices/*.cpp   copyright=apache-license
 Core/Code/CppMicroServices/*.h     copyright=apache-license
 
 # There is no need to check files in the utilities directory for copyright
-./Utilities/*    -copyright
+Utilities/*    -copyright
 
 # ExternalData content links must have LF newlines
 *.md5            crlf=input