diff --git a/template/_gitignore b/template/_gitignore
index 16f8c30773d344..0cab2ac6fc46cd 100644
--- a/template/_gitignore
+++ b/template/_gitignore
@@ -61,3 +61,6 @@ yarn-error.log
 
 # Temporary files created by Metro to check the health of the file watcher
 .metro-health-check*
+
+# testing
+/coverage