diff --git a/dvc/project.py b/dvc/project.py
index ae86e1bc9..d9a785224 100644
--- a/dvc/project.py
+++ b/dvc/project.py
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ class Project(object):
         scm.ignore_list([cache.cache_dir,
                          state.state_file,
                          lock.lock_file])
+
+        ignore_file = os.path.join(dvc_dir, scm.ignore_file())
+        scm.add([config.config_file, ignore_file])
         scm.commit('DVC init')
 
         return Project(root_dir)
diff --git a/dvc/scm.py b/dvc/scm.py
index b5c18d8dd..303aff9a8 100644
--- a/dvc/scm.py
+++ b/dvc/scm.py
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ class Base(object):
     def ignore(self, path):
         pass
 
+    def ignore_file(self):
+        pass
+
     def ignore_list(self, p_list):
         return [self.ignore(path) for path in p_list]
 
-    def add(self, path):
+    def add(self, paths):
         pass
 
-    def add_list(self, p_list):
-        return [self.add(path) for path in p_list]
-
     def commit(self, msg):
         pass
 
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ class Git(Base):
 
         open(gitignore, 'a').write('\n' + entry)
 
-    def add(self, path):
-        self.repo.index.add(path)
+    def ignore_file(self):
+        return self.GITIGNORE
+
+    def add(self, paths):
+        self.repo.index.add(paths)
 
     def commit(self, msg):
         self.repo.index.commit(msg)