diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a4f35bd..99afbb4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 *.pyc
 *.flac
 .vscode
-
+model/*
 datasets/
 birdnet.conf
 IdentifiedSoFar.txt