diff --git a/cookbook/workflow/new_project_svn.rst b/cookbook/workflow/new_project_svn.rst
index 657ad803bfb..17e81b80d5c 100644
--- a/cookbook/workflow/new_project_svn.rst
+++ b/cookbook/workflow/new_project_svn.rst
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ with these steps:
         $ svn propset svn:ignore "parameters.yml" app/config/
         $ svn propset svn:ignore "*" var/cache/
         $ svn propset svn:ignore "*" var/logs/
+        $ svn propset svn:ignore "*" var/sessions/
 
         $ svn propset svn:ignore "bundles" web