diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61d8156c..d48db0e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ lib
 lib64
 __pycache__
 
+# ignore auto-gen certs
+ca/pywb-ca.pem
+ca/certs/
+
 # Installer logs
 pip-log.txt