diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index abf509445a599ccd38f7ccae97872ea144e090bb..aaee174f8392a82be1b3e91170dd52e0508c0aef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # be produced while developing
 *~
 *.sw?
-#*
+\#*
+.\#*
 .DS_Store
 .pydevproject
 .project