diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index 8200e22e69..eaab8caaf8 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -788,6 +788,7 @@
       "**/*.key",
       "**/*.cert",
       "**/*.crt",
+      "**/.dev.vars",
       "**/secrets.yml"
     ],
     // When to show edit predictions previews in buffer.