diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e0060d4..a90752c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ sp2xr/__pycache__/
 core.*
 
 src/*.egg-info/
-.venv/
\ No newline at end of file
+.venv/
+
+tests/data_before_chunking/
\ No newline at end of file