diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 30213339334759596d69ee94b76730eeb4433394..45fc3d3927b0a5ac2722ea32e31e51dd41e34f90 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ _graphics/
 _samples/
 _scenes/
 _animations/
+_plots/
 
 # log files
 _logs/