diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70c1c35ce4..9d60419e56 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .DS_Store
-public/
+public*/
 exampleSite/public
 exampleSite/hugo*.exe
 .hugo_build.lock