diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/setup.yml b/ansible/playbooks/setup.yml
index 9d8f31c..33d2a36 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/setup.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/setup.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
           - '$HOME/bin'
           - '$HOME/projects'
           - '$HOME/git'
+          - '$HOME/.config/git'
 
     - name: antibody # TODO: antibody is available on apt(debian)/brew/pacman
       shell: |
diff --git a/gitconfig b/gitconfig
index 587e209..e9853e5 100644
--- a/gitconfig
+++ b/gitconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # vi:syntax=gitconfig
-[core]
-excludesfile = ~/.gitignore
+#[core] # DEPRECATED: excludesfile should be in ~/.config/git/ignore
+#excludesfile = ~/.gitignore
 
 #[init]
 #    templatedir = ~/.git_template