diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 34f401af07..a2c45c28c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@
 *.swp
 /perfkitbenchmarker.egg-info
 /.tox
+*.iml
+/.idea
+/*git_ignore*