diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 299d7c89078caef95a01e9ee58d43da1cfcdcf9f..810f97d2ed3c2078709a969cc14f62e7775fc4cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-newsboat/cache.db
+.newsboat/cache.db