diff --git a/larbs.sh b/larbs.sh
index 15edde2..9e90f27 100644
--- a/larbs.sh
+++ b/larbs.sh
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ yes | sudo -u "$name" $aurhelper -S libxft-bgra >/dev/null 2>&1
 # Install the dotfiles in the user's home directory
 putgitrepo "$dotfilesrepo" "/home/$name" "$repobranch"
 rm -f "/home/$name/README.md" "/home/$name/LICENSE"
+# make git ignore deleted LICENSE & README.md files
+git update-index --assume-unchanged "/home/$name/README.md"
+git update-index --assume-unchanged "/home/$name/LICENSE"
 
 # Most important command! Get rid of the beep!
 systembeepoff