diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a30ed9e0c..1cbb5d668 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ current-*.tar.gz
 *.tiny.css
 data/*.log
 data/cherrypy_sessions
+data/sessions
 data/store.sqlite3
 doc/*.tex
 doc/*.pdf
@@ -27,3 +28,4 @@ data/users.sqlite3
 predepend
 build/
 *.pid
+.emacs.desktop*
\ No newline at end of file