diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba74660..8fde707 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# configuration
+controller/config/__init__.py
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]