diff --git a/lib/cmds/template_generator.js b/lib/cmds/template_generator.js
index 8597fcc0..aa672037 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/template_generator.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/template_generator.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class TemplateGenerator {
     fs.copySync(templatePath, fspath);
     utils.cd(fspath);
     utils.sed('package.json', '%APP_NAME%', name);
+    if (fs.existsSync('dot.gitignore')) {
+      fs.moveSync('dot.gitignore', '.gitignore');
+    }
 
     if (name === 'embark_demo') {
       console.log(__('Installing packages...').green);