diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 8de57f9..3f0868b 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -7148,17 +7148,17 @@ Denote is meant to be a collective effort.  Every bit of help matters.
   IceAsteroid, Jack Baty, Jay Rajput, Jean-Charles Bagneris, Jeff
   Valk, Jens Östlund, Jeremy Friesen, Jonathan Sahar, Johan Bolmsjö,
   Jonas Großekathöfer, Jousimies, Juanjo Presa, Julian Hoch, Kai von
-  Fintel, Kaushal Modi, Kolmas, Lukas C. Bossert, M. Hadi Timachi,
-  Maikol Solis, Mark Olson, Michael Jones, Mirko Hernandez, Morten
-  Kjeldgaard, Niall Dooley, Nick Bell, Oliver Epper, Paul van Gelder,
-  Peter Prevos, Peter Smith, Riccardo Giannitrapani, Rory Molinari,
-  Samuel W. Flint, Sergio Rey, Suhail Singh, Shreyas Ragavan, Stefan
-  Thesing, Summer Emacs, Sven Seebeck, Taoufik, TJ Stankus, Vick
-  (VicZz), Viktor Haag, Vineet C. Kulkarni, Wade Mealing, Wilf, Yi
-  Liu, Ypot, 82Kang, atanasj, azegas, babusri, bdillahu,
-  coherentstate, doolio, duli, drcxd, elge70, elliottw, fingerknight,
-  GuutBoy, hpgisler, hyperfocus1337,johkneisl, jtpavlock, juh,
-  leafarbelm, mentalisttraceur, mjkalyan, oatmealm,
+  Fintel, Kaushal Modi, Kevin Izevbigie, Kolmas, Lukas C. Bossert, M.
+  Hadi Timachi, Maikol Solis, Mark Olson, Michael Jones, Mirko
+  Hernandez, Morten Kjeldgaard, Niall Dooley, Nick Bell, Oliver Epper,
+  Paul van Gelder, Peter Prevos, Peter Smith, Riccardo Giannitrapani,
+  Rory Molinari, Samuel W. Flint, Sergio Rey, Suhail Singh, Shreyas
+  Ragavan, Stefan Thesing, Summer Emacs, Sven Seebeck, Taoufik, TJ
+  Stankus, Vick (VicZz), Viktor Haag, Vineet C. Kulkarni, Wade
+  Mealing, Wilf, Yi Liu, Ypot, 82Kang, atanasj, azegas, babusri,
+  bdillahu, coherentstate, doolio, duli, drcxd, elge70, elliottw,
+  fingerknight, GuutBoy, hpgisler, hyperfocus1337,johkneisl,
+  jtpavlock, juh, leafarbelm, mentalisttraceur, mjkalyan, oatmealm,
   Pratik-Mishra-4979, pRot0ta1p, rbenit68, relict007, sarcom-sar,
   sienic, skissue, sundar bp, wuzhihao, yetanotherfossman, zadca123
 
diff --git a/denote.el b/denote.el
index 8309a8d..423174f 100644
--- a/denote.el
+++ b/denote.el
@@ -3107,7 +3107,8 @@ TEMPLATE, and SIGNATURE should be valid for note creation."
   "Return non-nil if DIRECTORY is in variable `denote-directory'."
   (seq-some
    (lambda (d)
-     (string-prefix-p d (expand-file-name directory)))
+     (or (string-prefix-p d (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name directory)))
+         (string-prefix-p (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name directory)) d)))
    (denote-directories)))
 
 (defun denote--valid-file-type (filetype)