diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b130aad..d8a35f36 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 .*.sw?
 pkg
-spec/fixtures
 .rspec_system
 .vagrant
 .bundle
@@ -10,3 +9,7 @@ Gemfile.lock
 # ignore Intellij project files
 /*.iml
 .idea
+
+spec/fixtures
+!spec/fixtures/hiera.yaml
+!spec/fixtures/hieradata/*
diff --git a/tests/init.pp b/examples/init.pp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/init.pp
rename to examples/init.pp