diff --git a/platformio/commands/init.py b/platformio/commands/init.py
index 9709b8ae..08ba9ae4 100644
--- a/platformio/commands/init.py
+++ b/platformio/commands/init.py
@@ -301,4 +301,4 @@ def init_cvs_ignore(project_dir):
     if isfile(join(project_dir, ".gitignore")):
         return
     with open(join(project_dir, ".gitignore"), "w") as f:
-        f.write(".pioevs")
+        f.write(".pioenvs")