diff --git a/slides_template/new_beamer_presentation b/slides_template/new_beamer_presentation
index ebba317..24f21ac 100755
--- a/slides_template/new_beamer_presentation
+++ b/slides_template/new_beamer_presentation
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ then
 
     # get rid of paper_template subdir
     mv $1/template/* $1
+    mv $1/template/.gitignore $1
     rm -rf $CURDIR/$1/template
 
     mv $1/example.tex $1/$1.tex