diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01679c33b79..6ff3d32298d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ ipch/
*.class
libgdx-*.zip
+libgdx-*.zip.MD5
*.iml
/.idea/
@@ -46,3 +47,6 @@ libgdx-*.zip
/extensions/gdx-controllers/gdx-controllers-desktop/libs/
/extensions/gdx-freetype/libs/
/extensions/gdx-image/libs/
+
+#ensure gdx-setup.jar works properly
+!/extensions/gdx-setup/src/com/badlogic/gdx/setup/resources/gwt/war
diff --git a/extensions/gdx-setup/src/com/badlogic/gdx/setup/resources/gwt/war/WEB-INF/web.xml b/extensions/gdx-setup/src/com/badlogic/gdx/setup/resources/gwt/war/WEB-INF/web.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b886d69a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/gdx-setup/src/com/badlogic/gdx/setup/resources/gwt/war/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+