diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 11a898b..80d3a0c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # See http://help.github.com/ignore-files/ for more about ignoring files.
 
 /build
-/configs/*
-!/configs/*.example.json
+/configs
 
 # compiled output
 /dist
diff --git a/configs/Ping.example.json b/configs_example/Ping.example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from configs/Ping.example.json
rename to configs_example/Ping.example.json
diff --git a/configs/ServiceAnnouncement.example.json b/configs_example/ServiceAnnouncement.example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from configs/ServiceAnnouncement.example.json
rename to configs_example/ServiceAnnouncement.example.json
diff --git a/src/providers/Configuration.ts b/src/providers/Configuration.ts
index e4170bc..55331be 100644
--- a/src/providers/Configuration.ts
+++ b/src/providers/Configuration.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Configuration {
     private copyExampleIfNotExists(file: string): void {
         const dir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'configs/');
         if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(dir, file))) {
-            fs.copyFileSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'configs/', `${file.replace('.json', '.example.json')}`), path.join(dir, file));
+            fs.copyFileSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'configs_example/', `${file.replace('.json', '.example.json')}`), path.join(dir, file));
         }
     }