diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 22bcd47..0cfa0af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 /style/.sass-cache/
 /.externalToolBuilders/
 /settings.php
+/files/*
+!/files/.htaccess
\ No newline at end of file