diff --git a/.theia/settings.json b/.theia/settings.json
index 720fd1c4..db8877e9 100644
--- a/.theia/settings.json
+++ b/.theia/settings.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "workbench.colorTheme": "Hibou Dark",
     "files.exclude": {
+        "**/.var": true,
         "**/.git": true,
         "**/.svn": true,
         "**/.hg": true,