diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa88ac0b3..7d64bb948 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 /coverage/
 /.eslintcache
 /.env
+/public/soapbox/soapbox.json
diff --git a/public/soapbox/soapbox.json b/public/soapbox/soapbox.example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from public/soapbox/soapbox.json
rename to public/soapbox/soapbox.example.json