diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/editTemplate.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/editTemplate.js
index a72ca07f3..89a610137 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/editTemplate.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/editTemplate.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const UNDERSCORED_DOTFILES = [
   'flowconfig',
   'gitattributes',
   'gitignore',
+  'prettierrc.js',
   'watchmanconfig',
 ];