diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.gitignore b/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.gitignore
index 079c36e..e0d34a3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.gitignore
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.gitignore
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 __pycache__/
 media
 
-# If your build process includes running collectstatic, then you probably don't need or want to include staticfiles/
-# in your Git repository. Update and uncomment the following line accordingly.
-# <django-project-name>/staticfiles/
+{% if cookiecutter.project_backend == "django" %}
+# If your build process includes running collectstatic, then you probably don't need
+# or want to include staticfiles/ in your Git repository.
+src/staticfiles/
+{% endif %}
 
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