diff --git a/new b/new
index e74964b..8ccf0e9 100755
--- a/new
+++ b/new
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ if [ -d "/srv/git/$REPOSITORY" ]; then
 fi
 
 git init --bare "/srv/git/$REPOSITORY"
+git config -f "/srv/git/$REPOSITORY/config" cgit.ignore 1