diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed02dd17a1..3b012c639e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ node_modules/
 sftp-config.json
 config.json
 public/src/nodebb.min.js
-public/config.json
 !src/views/config.json
 public/css/*.css
 *.sublime-project
@@ -26,4 +25,4 @@ pidfile
 
 # templates
 /public/templates
-/public/sounds
+/public/sounds
\ No newline at end of file