diff --git a/scripts/install-sdk.sh b/scripts/install-sdk.sh
index 99b3b0bb..0d296030 100755
--- a/scripts/install-sdk.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-sdk.sh
@@ -161,5 +161,7 @@ installGlobalDeps
 updateAllPackages
 updateNodeModules
 
+echo -e "c9.*\n.gitignore" >  plugins/.gitignore
+
 echo "Success!"
 echo "run '${yellow}node server.js -p 8181 -l 0.0.0.0 -a :${resetColor}' to launch Cloud9"