diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6dc2f3392135d3b43923f87460f274b5aea104fe..cc57ba756a2d218d4c1120e71b449e02e95eff18 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -126,4 +126,8 @@ video_prediction_tools/HPC_scripts/**
 !video_prediction_tools/HPC_scripts/*_template.sh
 video_prediction_tools/Zam347_scripts/**
 !video_prediction_tools/Zam347_scripts/*_template.sh
- 
+
+# Ignore datasplit config files
+video_prediction_tools/data_split/**
+!video_prediction_tools/data_split/datasplit_template.json
+!video_prediction_tools/data_split/cv_test.json