diff --git a/scripts/git_wrapper.tcl b/scripts/git_wrapper.tcl
index c80a08a..c43f488 100644
--- a/scripts/git_wrapper.tcl
+++ b/scripts/git_wrapper.tcl
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace eval ::git_wrapper {
 
         # Initialize the repo
         exec git {*}$args
+        exec git add .gitignore
     }
 
     proc git_commit {args} {