diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
index 311b43a57..e57e5497d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ tags
 MailHog
 {%- endif %}
 {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/media/
+{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/static/
+
 
 .pytest_cache/