diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce02ae6c..e692b61e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ configs/*
 
 # personalities other than the default one
 personalities/*
+!personalities/english/default/*
 
 # personalities other than the default one
 databases/*