diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index df5440d..d93860a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ repos/
 distfiles/
 images/
 *.cfg
+!appliances/default/default.cfg
 latest-stage3.txt
 portage-snapshot.tar.bz2
 stage3-*-latest.tar.xz