diff --git a/src/ui/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_repo_sett.clas.abap b/src/ui/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_repo_sett.clas.abap
index e4d1e37eb..d23350386 100644
--- a/src/ui/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_repo_sett.clas.abap
+++ b/src/ui/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_repo_sett.clas.abap
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ CLASS ZCL_ABAPGIT_GUI_PAGE_REPO_SETT IMPLEMENTATION.
 
     " Add newly entered files
     CLEAR lt_ignore.
+    REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_crlf IN ls_post_field-value
+      WITH zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_newline.
     SPLIT ls_post_field-value AT zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_newline INTO TABLE lt_ignore.
     DELETE lt_ignore WHERE table_line IS INITIAL.
     LOOP AT lt_ignore INTO lv_ignore.