diff --git a/swiftest/.gitignore b/swiftest/.gitignore
index 0e82c83de..788ac953b 100644
--- a/swiftest/.gitignore
+++ b/swiftest/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 !_bindings.h
 !_bindings.pyx
 !CMakeLists.txt  
-*.py
\ No newline at end of file
+!*.py
+!tests