diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01d37b05..2ffeaf3c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 *.so
 
 # Packages
-*.egg
-*.egg-info
+*.egg*
 dist
 build
 .venv
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ pip-log.txt
 
 # Unit test / coverage reports
 .coverage
+cover/*
 .tox
 nosetests.xml
 functional_creds.conf
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ ChangeLog
 .DS_Store
 etc/mistral.conf
 
+#swap file
+*.swp
+
 # Files created by releasenotes build
 releasenotes/build