diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 28cf73a21..73e249e76 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ troggle_log.txt
 tunnel-import.log
 
 secret_credentials.py
+localsettings.py
 
 media/jslib/*
 !media/jslib/readme.txt