diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fbd5700617b..584a4ccea87 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -85,3 +85,6 @@ temp_*/
 # Track base direnv file
 !.envrc
 .vscode/settings.json
+
+# settings from IDE that troublesome devs sometimes use
+.idea