diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4996ff5ddf..00360d0b4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ db/test_structure.sql
 db/staging_structure.sql
 db/production_structure.sql
 db/backup
+app/public
 public/system
 public/stylesheets
 public/images