diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Uploads/FileTypeManager.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Uploads/FileTypeManager.coffee
index 40c6e126de..918f66df7b 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Uploads/FileTypeManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Uploads/FileTypeManager.coffee
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module.exports = FileTypeManager =
 	IGNORE_FILENAMES : [
 		"__MACOSX"
 		".git"
+		".gitignore"
 	]
 	
 	MAX_TEXT_FILE_SIZE: 1 * 1024 * 1024 # 1 MB