diff --git a/plugins/citadel-paper/Citadel.iml b/plugins/citadel-paper/Citadel.iml
index 72680d6f6..e1ddac479 100644
--- a/plugins/citadel-paper/Citadel.iml
+++ b/plugins/citadel-paper/Citadel.iml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.idea" />
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />