diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 42c1eac..65bca54 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # secret passwords and so
 /secrets.json
+/staticfiles
 
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/