diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 16df71194..9e4ce834b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config*.json
 *.sqlite
 logfile.txt
 user_data/*
+freqtrade/user_data/*
 !user_data/strategy/sample_strategy.py
 !user_data/notebooks
 user_data/notebooks/*