diff --git a/dot_gitconfig b/dot_gitconfig
index ddde519..11e7a34 100644
--- a/dot_gitconfig
+++ b/dot_gitconfig
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@
 	templateDir = ~/.git-template
 [core]
 	pager = diff-so-fancy | less --tabs=4 -RFX
+	excludesfile = ~/.gitignore
 [diff]
 	noprefix = true