diff --git a/tests/data/manifest.yml b/tests/data/manifest.yml
index ef7abc8..d92252a 100644
--- a/tests/data/manifest.yml
+++ b/tests/data/manifest.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Rules that are set for removal have not been included
 rules:
-  000-US-spellcheck: # No value in a clean case for spelling
+  000-US-spellcheck:
     cases:
       - id: misspell
         filetypes: [md, rst]
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ rules:
             - wrod
             - someting
           severity: error
+      - id: ignore-rst
+        filetypes: [rst]
+        content: |
+          Ignore the :vale-ignore:`splelling` mistake.
+        expect:
+          triggers: []
+          severity: error
+      - id: ignore-md
+        filetypes: [md]
+        content: |
+          Ignore the {vale-ignore}`splelling` mistake.
+        expect:
+          triggers: []
+          severity: error
   003-Ubuntu-names-versions:
     cases:
       - id: ubuntu-names-md
diff --git a/vale.ini b/vale.ini
index 72939ac..0bbf584 100644
--- a/vale.ini
+++ b/vale.ini
@@ -32,30 +32,32 @@ Canonical.025c-latinisms-to-avoid = suggestion
 Canonical.400-Enforce-inclusive-terms = error
 Canonical.500-Repeated-words = warning
 
-TokenIgnores = ({vale-ignore}`.+?`), ({woke-ignore}`.+?`)
 
 [*.md]
 BasedOnStyles = Canonical
 
+# Ignore custom spelling role
+TokenIgnores = ({(vale-ignore|woke-ignore)}`.+?`)
+
 # Ignore opening colon-fenced (:::) lines and colon-fenced literal directives
 # The listed directives must be in sync with the [*.rst] `BlockIgnores`
 BlockIgnores = (::::*[^\n]*), \
 (?s)(::::*) *{(?:code-block|code|prompt|sourcecode|terminal|toctree)}[^\n]*\n(?:(?!\1$)[^\n]*\n)*\1 *
 
+
 [*.rst]
 BasedOnStyles = Canonical
 
-# inline literal roles
+# Ignore custom spelling role
+TokenIgnores = (:(vale-ignore|woke-ignore):`.+?`)
+# Ignore technical roles
 TokenIgnores = (:relatedlinks:)
 TokenIgnores = (:(command|envvar|file|kbd|literal|literalref|math|option|program|regexp|samp|token)?:`.+?`)
-TokenIgnores = (:vale-ignore|woke-ignore:`.+?`)
-
-# Directive names
+# Ignore directives
 TokenIgnores = (.. \w+::)
-# Directive options
+# Ignore options
 TokenIgnores = (:\w+: \w+), (:\w+:)
-
-# links defined elsewhere
+# Ignore external links
 TokenIgnores = (\`\w+\`_)
 
 # Spelling not respecting code blocks