diff --git a/garden-service/src/util/util.ts b/garden-service/src/util/util.ts
index c3b369a986..154452ef99 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/util/util.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/util/util.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export async function getIgnorer(rootPath: string): Promise<Ignorer> {
   ig.add([
     "node_modules",
     ".git",
+    "*.log",
     GARDEN_DIR_NAME,
   ])