diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f08863c42cd52a853aa702dbe98daba1507037b8..5f87b3ccf41372e861182b3fdd813276d8a59bb9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/.idea
 CEP/Calibration/BBSControl/Makefile.common
 CEP/Calibration/BBSControl/autoconf_share
 CEP/Calibration/BBSControl/lofarconf