diff --git a/defaults.js b/defaults.js
index a3cd1b5..75b2354 100644
--- a/defaults.js
+++ b/defaults.js
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ module.exports = {
   id: 'com.vue.example.app',
   appName: 'VueExampleAppName',
   platforms: ['android', 'ios', 'browser', 'osx'],
-  routerMode: 'hash'
+  routerMode: 'hash',
+  gitIgnoreContent: '*\n*/\n!.gitignore'
 }
diff --git a/generator.js b/generator.js
index 8573af1..63b7c09 100644
--- a/generator.js
+++ b/generator.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ module.exports = (api, options) => {
 
     const wwwIgnorePath = api.resolve(`${cordovaPath}/www/.gitignore`)
     api.exitLog(`Creating file: ${wwwIgnorePath}`)
-    fs.writeFileSync(wwwIgnorePath, '*\n*/\n!.gitignore')
+    fs.writeFileSync(wwwIgnorePath, defaults.gitIgnoreContent)
 
     // platforms
     const srcCordovaPath = api.resolve(cordovaPath)
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 867ebf8..ce6b43c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -193,12 +193,21 @@ module.exports = (api, options) => {
     args.dest = cordovaPath + '/www'
     // build
     await api.service.run('build', args)
+
+    // add www/.gitignore again (because build will delete it)
+    addGitIgnoreToWWW()
+
     // cordova clean
     await cordovaClean()
     // cordova build --release (if you want a build debug build, use cordovaBuild(platform, false)
     await cordovaBuild(platform)
   }
 
+  const addGitIgnoreToWWW = () => {
+    const wwwIgnorePath = api.resolve(`${cordovaPath}/www/.gitignore`)
+    fs.writeFileSync(wwwIgnorePath, defaults.gitIgnoreContent)
+  }
+
   const runPrepare = async (args) => {
     // add cordova.js, define process.env.CORDOVA_PLATFORM
     chainWebPack(null)
@@ -207,6 +216,9 @@ module.exports = (api, options) => {
     // build
     await api.service.run('build', args)
 
+    // add www/.gitignore again (because build will delete it)
+    addGitIgnoreToWWW()
+
     // cordova prepare
     await cordovaPrepare()
   }