diff --git a/git/config/.gitignore b/git/config/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e64c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git/config/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+_scratch
+.direnv
+.envrc
diff --git a/git/default.nix b/git/default.nix
index 402b170..0a99b82 100644
--- a/git/default.nix
+++ b/git/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       core = {
         autocrlf = "input";
         safecrlf = "true";
+        excludesFile = "~/.config/git/.gitignore";
       };
       merge = {
         conflictstyle = "zdiff3";
@@ -40,5 +41,4 @@
     };
 
   };
-
 }