diff --git a/src/app/project.coffee b/src/app/project.coffee
index 11dde5468..e2ebf98a0 100644
--- a/src/app/project.coffee
+++ b/src/app/project.coffee
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Project
   autoIndent: true
   softTabs: true
   softWrap: false
-  hideIgnoredFiles: true
+  hideIgnoredFiles: false
   rootDirectory: null
   editSessions: null
   ignoredPathRegexes: null