diff --git a/xwords4/relay/.gitignore b/xwords4/relay/.gitignore
index b9a92b63a..914cf7de3 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/.gitignore
+++ b/xwords4/relay/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 xwrelay.log
 xwrelay.pid
 xwrelay
+xwrelay.conf
diff --git a/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.conf b/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.conf_tmplate
similarity index 100%
rename from xwords4/relay/xwrelay.conf
rename to xwords4/relay/xwrelay.conf_tmplate