diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index e8cb68693870..c99752089fcd 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ include 'supporting_scripts:analysis-of-endpoint-connections'
 
 // needed for programming exercise templates
 DirectoryScanner.removeDefaultExclude "**/.gitattributes"
-DirectoryScanner.removeDefaultExclude "**/.gitignore"
+DirectoryScanner.removeDefaultExclude "**/.gitignore"
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