diff --git a/.htaccess.sample b/.htaccess.sample
index 435eea600..f766ea9f6 100644
--- a/.htaccess.sample
+++ b/.htaccess.sample
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/$1 "[L,QSA,B= ?,BNP]"
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/$1 "[L,QSA,B= ?,BNP]"
+
+RedirectMatch 404 ^/\.git