diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b367ad8d..d7ca674f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ externals/
 .vagrant
 api/docs/api-docs.html
 downloads/
+MAINTAIN/
diff --git a/tests/assets/.gitignore b/tests/assets/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a47e57a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assets/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.emacs