diff --git a/generators/app/index.js b/generators/app/index.js
index 30e0147..bfe1ea2 100644
--- a/generators/app/index.js
+++ b/generators/app/index.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ module.exports = yeoman.generators.Base.extend({
     this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/package.json',  context.name + '/package.json', context);
     this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/README.md',     context.name + '/README.md', context);
     this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/quickstart.md', context.name + '/quickstart.md', context);
-    this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/.gitignore',    context.name + '/.gitignore', context);
+    this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/gitignore',    context.name + '/.gitignore', context);
     this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/.editorconfig', context.name + '/.editorconfig', context);
   },
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ module.exports = yeoman.generators.Base.extend({
     this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/src/webtask.js', context.name + '/src/webtask.js', context);
 
     this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/.editorconfig', context.name + '/.editorconfig', context);
-    this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/.gitignore',    context.name + '/.gitignore', context);
+    this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/gitignore',    context.name + '/.gitignore', context);
     this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/gulpfile.js',   context.name + '/gulpfile.js', context);
     this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/package.json',  context.name + '/package.json', context);
     this.template(this.sourceRoot() + '/quickstart.md', context.name + '/quickstart.md', context);
diff --git a/generators/app/templates/wt-express/.gitignore b/generators/app/templates/wt-express/gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from generators/app/templates/wt-express/.gitignore
rename to generators/app/templates/wt-express/gitignore
diff --git a/generators/app/templates/wt-full-http/.gitignore b/generators/app/templates/wt-full-http/gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from generators/app/templates/wt-full-http/.gitignore
rename to generators/app/templates/wt-full-http/gitignore
diff --git a/generators/app/templates/wt-hapi/.gitignore b/generators/app/templates/wt-hapi/gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from generators/app/templates/wt-hapi/.gitignore
rename to generators/app/templates/wt-hapi/gitignore
diff --git a/generators/app/templates/wt-restify/.gitignore b/generators/app/templates/wt-restify/gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from generators/app/templates/wt-restify/.gitignore
rename to generators/app/templates/wt-restify/gitignore
diff --git a/generators/app/templates/wt-simple/.gitignore b/generators/app/templates/wt-simple/gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from generators/app/templates/wt-simple/.gitignore
rename to generators/app/templates/wt-simple/gitignore