diff --git a/fill_template_vars.sh b/fill_template_vars.sh
index 236733a..d4dba88 100755
--- a/fill_template_vars.sh
+++ b/fill_template_vars.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
 # List of all non-executable files
-TEMPLATE_FILES=$(find . ! -perm -u=x -type f)
+TEMPLATE_FILES=$(find . ! -perm -u=x -type f | grep -v "\.git")
 
 echo "What is your python module name?"
 read MODULE_NAME