diff --git a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/defaultFileSet.js b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/defaultFileSet.js
index 768b0e2fd..28c92db39 100644
--- a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/defaultFileSet.js
+++ b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/defaultFileSet.js
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ module.exports = {
 
         return content;
     },
-    ".gitignore": function() { return "*.backup\n" ;}
+    ".gitignore": function() { return "*.backup\n.config.json\n" ;}
 }