diff --git a/images/base-ide/project/.theia/settings.json b/images/base-ide/project/.theia/settings.json
index 93b3680e1..f42d42fcf 100644
--- a/images/base-ide/project/.theia/settings.json
+++ b/images/base-ide/project/.theia/settings.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
     "files.exclude": {
         "**/.theia": true,
+        "persisted": true,
         "lost+found": true
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/javascript/project/.theia/settings.json b/images/javascript/project/.theia/settings.json
index 564b8f549..f5fb25048 100644
--- a/images/javascript/project/.theia/settings.json
+++ b/images/javascript/project/.theia/settings.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
     "files.exclude": {
         "**/.theia": true,
+        "persisted": true,
         "lost+found": true
     },
     /**
diff --git a/images/swift/project/.theia/settings.json b/images/swift/project/.theia/settings.json
index fe67beacb..f9a82714f 100644
--- a/images/swift/project/.theia/settings.json
+++ b/images/swift/project/.theia/settings.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
     "files.exclude": {
         "**/.theia": true,
+        "persisted": true,
         "lost+found": true
     },
     "lldb.library": "/usr/lib/liblldb.so",