diff --git a/scaffold/gitignore/ddev.gitignore b/scaffold/gitignore/ddev.gitignore
index a4fb5089..e609a9ca 100644
--- a/scaffold/gitignore/ddev.gitignore
+++ b/scaffold/gitignore/ddev.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 ########
 .ddev/config.local.yaml
 .ddev/commands/web/task
+.ddev/.drianpipe-composer-cache
diff --git a/tasks/test.yml b/tasks/test.yml
index ea0c5a12..4872117b 100644
--- a/tasks/test.yml
+++ b/tasks/test.yml
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ tasks:
     desc: Checks for any untracked files in git
     cmds:
       - |
-        if [ "$(git status -s --ignore-submodules=dirty)" != "" ]; then
-          git status -s --ignore-submodules=dirty
+        # Ignore the .ddev folder as changes are made to this in order to run tests e.g. adding environment variables.
+        if [ "$(git status -s --ignore-submodules=dirty -- ':!.ddev')" != "" ]; then
+          git status -s --ignore-submodules=dirty -- ':!.ddev'
           echo "Untracked changes detected - please rectify or add the files to your .gitignore"
           exit 1
         fi