diff --git a/example-nginx-config/example-default-nginx.conf b/example-nginx-config/example-default-nginx.conf
index 37c15f3..11b35ec 100644
--- a/example-nginx-config/example-default-nginx.conf
+++ b/example-nginx-config/example-default-nginx.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ server {
 
     server_tokens off; # prevent nginx server detection
 
+    # restrict access to git folder
+    location ~ /\.git {
+        return 404;
+    }
+
     # optional, enforce primary domain
     #if ($host != $server_name) {
     #    return 301 $scheme://$server_name$request_uri;
diff --git a/example-nginx-config/example-nginx.conf b/example-nginx-config/example-nginx.conf
index 70313f6..8961718 100644
--- a/example-nginx-config/example-nginx.conf
+++ b/example-nginx-config/example-nginx.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ server {
 
     server_tokens off; # prevent nginx server detection
 
+    # restrict access to git folder
+    location ~ /\.git {
+        return 404;
+    }
+
     # optional, enforce primary domain
     #if ($host != $server_name) {
     #    return 301 $scheme://$server_name$request_uri;