diff --git a/build/.htaccess b/build/.htaccess
index c7a7b79feac0..853aed187d3e 100644
--- a/build/.htaccess
+++ b/build/.htaccess
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ deny from all
# section for Apache 2.2 and 2.4
+
IndexIgnore *
+
diff --git a/config/.htaccess b/config/.htaccess
index c7a7b79feac0..853aed187d3e 100644
--- a/config/.htaccess
+++ b/config/.htaccess
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ deny from all
# section for Apache 2.2 and 2.4
+
IndexIgnore *
+
diff --git a/lib/private/Setup.php b/lib/private/Setup.php
index d53f9f004c57..3abbb3d8cfe1 100644
--- a/lib/private/Setup.php
+++ b/lib/private/Setup.php
@@ -473,7 +473,9 @@ public static function protectDataDirectory() {
$content.= "Satisfy All\n";
$content.= "\n\n";
$content.= "# section for Apache 2.2 and 2.4\n";
+ $content.= "\n";
$content.= "IndexIgnore *\n";
+ $content.= "\n";
$baseDir = \OC::$server->getConfig()->getSystemValue('datadirectory', \OC::$SERVERROOT . '/data');
file_put_contents($baseDir . '/.htaccess', $content);