diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b7a3aae..cc3b0c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 lerna-debug.log*
 
+# local chopsticks test files
+db.sqlite*
+
 # Diagnostic reports (https://nodejs.org/api/report.html)
 report.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.json