diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e8130e18..9cb71979 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,3 +60,6 @@ dickens/
 book.txt
 lightrag-dev/
 gui/
+
+# unit-test files
+test_*
\ No newline at end of file