diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1634ba0c8..32b712637 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 data/var/log/plinth/*.log
 data/var/lib/plinth/*.sqlite3
 data/var/lib/plinth/sessions/*
+data/var/lib/plinth/.ssh/
 data/var/run/*.pid
 doc/*.pdf
 doc/*.html