diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85d3271e91..3c0570c67d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ nbproject
 #ignore vagrant dir
 .vagrant/
 
-#ignore test folder
-/test/
+#ignore local folder
+/local/