diff --git a/template/gitignore b/template/gitignore
index 8e8b40aff51..56b6cc8a311 100644
--- a/template/gitignore
+++ b/template/gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # dependencies
 node_modules
 
+# testing
+coverage
+
 # production
 build