diff --git a/ansible/config.yml b/ansible/config.yml
index fa2e09a6..c7a24a41 100644
--- a/ansible/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/config.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
 - hosts: all
   tasks:
-    - group_by: key={{ ansible_distribution }}
+  - group_by: key={{ ansible_distribution }}
 - hosts: MacOSX
   gather_facts: false
   tasks:
-    - name: install dependencies
-      homebrew: name={{ item }} state=present
-      with_items:
-        - git
-        - stow
+  - name: install dependencies
+    homebrew: name={{ item }} state=present
+    with_items:
+    - git
+    - stow
 - hosts: Debian
   gather_facts: false
   tasks:
   - name: install dependencies
     apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present
     with_items:
-      - git
-      - stow
+    - git
+    - stow
 - hosts: all
   gather_facts: false
+  vars:
+    stow_packages:
+    - git
   tasks:
-    - name: clone dotfiles
-      git: repo=https://github.com/kejadlen/dotfiles.git dest=~/.dotfiles
-    - name: stow files
-      command: stow --target={{ ansible_env.HOME }} --stow {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.dotfiles/{{ item }}
-      with_items:
-        - git
+  - name: clone dotfiles
+    git: repo=https://github.com/kejadlen/dotfiles.git dest=~/.dotfiles
+  - name: stow files
+    command: chdir={{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.dotfiles stow --target={{ ansible_env.HOME }} --stow {{ item }}
+    with_items: stow_packages
+  - name: link unstowable files
+    file: src={{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.dotfiles/{{ item.key }} dest={{ ansible_env.HOME}}/{{ item.value }} state=link
+    with_dict:
+      git/.gitignore: .gitignore