diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7756686..7e46452 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ cover/
 local_settings.py
 db.sqlite3
 db.sqlite3-journal
+# apparently tortoise causes these file to exist
+db.sqlite3-wal
+db.sqlite3-shm
 
 # Flask stuff:
 instance/