diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1321703e7..157fa3b70 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ docs/envvarsbody
 docs/xontribsbody
 docs/eventsbody
 xonsh/dev.githash
+xontrib/__init__.py
 
 # temporary files from vim and emacs
 *~