diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9f2cee0..107b0f9 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ const {
   const gitignoreContent = await readFile(`${file}`)
 
   // Create the .gitignore file
-  await writeFile('.gitignore', gitignoreContent)
+  await writeFile('.gitignore', gitignoreContent.toString())
 })();