diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1606392..464728d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 *.rbc
 .bundle
 .config
+.envrc
 .yardoc
 Gemfile.lock
 InstalledFiles
diff --git a/lib/tty/commands/new.rb b/lib/tty/commands/new.rb
index 3e8397e..f408d1b 100644
--- a/lib/tty/commands/new.rb
+++ b/lib/tty/commands/new.rb
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def add_license_to_gemspec(license)
         else
           gem_license = " " * gemspec.pre_var_indent
           gem_license << "#{gemspec.var_name}.license"
-          gem_license << " " * (gemspec.post_var_indent - ".license".size)
+          gem_license << " " * [(gemspec.post_var_indent - ".license".size), 0].max
           gem_license << "= \"#{licenses[license][:name]}\""
           gemspec.content.gsub!(/(^\s*#{gemspec.var_name}\.name\s*=\s*.*$)/,
                                 "\\1\n#{gem_license}")