diff --git a/hutch_python/cookiecutter/{{ cookiecutter.hutch }}/.gitignore b/hutch_python/cookiecutter/{{ cookiecutter.hutch }}/.gitignore
index bf3ff107..5036ef05 100644
--- a/hutch_python/cookiecutter/{{ cookiecutter.hutch }}/.gitignore	
+++ b/hutch_python/cookiecutter/{{ cookiecutter.hutch }}/.gitignore	
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 dev
+logs
 
 # Ignore generated database file
 {{ cookiecutter.hutch }}/db.txt