diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 51a9ca1d..9c612961 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.*
+!.gitignore
 *.pyc
 .*.swp
 *.egg
@@ -6,4 +8,4 @@ docs/_build
 build/
 dist/
 mongoengine.egg-info/
-env/
\ No newline at end of file
+env/