diff --git a/templates/fractal/.gitignore.twig b/templates/fractal/.gitignore.twig
index 62a6f95..f2caf1d 100644
--- a/templates/fractal/.gitignore.twig
+++ b/templates/fractal/.gitignore.twig
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ docker-compose.override.yaml
 .dir-env/
 {% endif %}
 
-{% for path in git.ignore %}
+{% for path in git.ignore|default([])|sort %}
 {{ path }}
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/php/drupal/.gitignore.twig b/templates/php/drupal/.gitignore.twig
index 087c7f0..cd4ec90 100644
--- a/templates/php/drupal/.gitignore.twig
+++ b/templates/php/drupal/.gitignore.twig
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ docker-compose.override.yaml
 !/{{ drupal.docroot }}/*/custom/**
 {% endif %}
 
-{% for path in git.ignore|sort %}
+{% for path in git.ignore|default([])|sort %}
 {{ path }}
 {% endfor %}
 
diff --git a/templates/php/sculpin/.gitignore.twig b/templates/php/sculpin/.gitignore.twig
index dba51ca..5a8bded 100644
--- a/templates/php/sculpin/.gitignore.twig
+++ b/templates/php/sculpin/.gitignore.twig
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 /.direnv/
 {% endif %}
 
-{% for path in git.ignore %}
+{% for path in git.ignore|default([])|sort %}
 {{ path }}
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/terraform/.gitignore.twig b/templates/terraform/.gitignore.twig
index 3754a61..31ac52c 100644
--- a/templates/terraform/.gitignore.twig
+++ b/templates/terraform/.gitignore.twig
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ terraform.rc
 .dir-env/
 {% endif %}
 
-{% for path in git.ignore %}
+{% for path in git.ignore|default([])|sort %}
 {{ path }}
 {% endfor %}