diff --git a/template/gitignore b/template/gitignore
index 8e8b40aff51778cc9ed4ac44c95b2ef34fd01fb7..56b6cc8a3115537a760630a624a8b0e86d38d5fa 100644
--- a/template/gitignore
+++ b/template/gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # dependencies
 node_modules
 
+# testing
+coverage
+
 # production
 build