diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4219a1..dbeb604 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@
 *.ear
 *.log
 
+.settings/*
+
 # virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
 hs_err_pid*