diff --git a/.docksal/commands/init-site b/.docksal/commands/init-site
index efacf49..b6efff6 100755
--- a/.docksal/commands/init-site
+++ b/.docksal/commands/init-site
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ site_install ()
 {
 	cd $DOCROOT_PATH
 
+    if [[ $HOSTNAME == "cli" ]]; then
+      # Add settings.local.php if it doesn't already exist and we're in docksal. This will get ignored by git.
+	  copy_settings_file $DOCROOT_PATH/sites/example.settings.local.php $SITEDIR_PATH/settings.local.php
+    fi
+
 	# We disable email sending here so site-install does not return an error
 	PHP_OPTIONS="-d sendmail_path=`which true`" drush site-install -y --site-name='My Drupal 8 Site' --sites-subdir="default"
 }