diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bbc6363d52..3ecac00c55 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ pylint.txt
 # Files created by releasenotes build
 releasenotes/build
 reports
-openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py
-openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.diff
-openstack_dashboard/local/.secret_key_store
+openstack_dashboard/local/*
+!openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
+!openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_50__settings.py.example
 openstack_dashboard/test/.secret_key_store
 openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests/local-horizon.conf
 openstack_dashboard/wsgi/horizon.wsgi