diff --git a/src/miners/fs/org.freedesktop.Tracker.Miner.Files.gschema.xml.in b/src/miners/fs/org.freedesktop.Tracker.Miner.Files.gschema.xml.in
index 44a7472..b04e728 100644
--- a/src/miners/fs/org.freedesktop.Tracker.Miner.Files.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/src/miners/fs/org.freedesktop.Tracker.Miner.Files.gschema.xml.in
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
     <key name="ignored-directories" type="as">
       <_summary>Ignored directories</_summary>
       <_description>List of directories to avoid</_description>
-      <default>[ 'po', 'CVS', 'core-dumps', 'lost+found' ]</default>
+      <default>[ 'po', 'CVS', 'core-dumps', 'lost+found', '.git' ]</default>
     </key>
 
     <key name="ignored-directories-with-content" type="as">
       <_summary>Ignored directories with content</_summary>
       <_description>Avoid any directory containing a file blacklisted here</_description>
-      <default>[ '.trackerignore', '.git' ]</default>
+      <default>[ '.trackerignore' ]</default>
     </key>
   </schema>
 </schemalist>