.gitignore is broken

[Bill-Kunj]

node_modules still shows up in git status

me@bill:/media/me/Elements/OC/rhovision-website$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'.

Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
        html/file.html
        node_modules/
        yarn.lock

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)