diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a1d586..37e4c9b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ bash_autocomplete
 dist
 bin
 croc-stdin*
+/transfer_folder
+/test
 
 .idea/
 .vscode/
diff --git a/src/croc/croc_test.go b/src/croc/croc_test.go
index 445ec5a..ca17b4c 100644
--- a/src/croc/croc_test.go
+++ b/src/croc/croc_test.go
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ func TestCrocSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("symlink transfer failed: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 }
-func testCrocIgnoreGit(t *testing.T) {
+
+func TestCrocIgnoreGit(t *testing.T) {
 	log.SetLevel("trace")
 	defer os.Remove(".gitignore")
 	time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -380,6 +381,14 @@ func TestCleanUp(t *testing.T) {
 		log.Debug("Full cleanup")
 		var err error
 
+		for _, file := range []string{".gitignore", ".gitignore"} {
+			err = os.Remove(file)
+			if err == nil {
+				log.Debugf("Successfully purged %s", file)
+			} else {
+				log.Debugf("%s was already purged.", file)
+			}
+		}
 		for _, file := range []string{"README.md", "./README.md"} {
 			err = os.Remove(file)
 			if err == nil {