diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ba48d78..b7f31e6a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 /cache/
 /artifacts/
 /deployed_addresses/
+/exported_abi/
 /coverage/
 /coverage.json
 /.env
diff --git a/hardhat.config.ts b/hardhat.config.ts
index ac6c655b..1986ef0c 100644
--- a/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const config: HardhatUserConfig = {
         excludeContracts: ["test/", "utils/", "misc/"],
     },
     abiExporter: {
-        path: "./artifacts/abi",
+        path: "./exported_abi",
         runOnCompile: true,
         clear: true,
     },