diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e0b7a7b8f..9ac2c9d5d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config*.json
 *.sqlite
 logfile.txt
 user_data/*
+!user_data/strategy/sample_strategy.py
 !user_data/notebooks
 user_data/notebooks/*
 !user_data/notebooks/*example.ipynb