diff --git a/Composer/plugins/samples/assets/projects/ToDoBotWithLuisSample/.gitignore b/Composer/plugins/samples/assets/projects/ToDoBotWithLuisSample/.gitignore
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index 1557a3a3b1..0000000000
--- a/Composer/plugins/samples/assets/projects/ToDoBotWithLuisSample/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# NuGet Packages
-*.nupkg
-# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
-**/[Pp]ackages/*
-# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
-!**/[Pp]ackages/build/
-
-!Properties/launchSettings.json
-!packages/packages.json
diff --git a/Composer/plugins/samples/assets/shared/.gitignore b/Composer/plugins/samples/assets/shared/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b658b87ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Composer/plugins/samples/assets/shared/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# prevent appsettings.json get checked in
+**/appsettings.json
\ No newline at end of file