diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dee193ab..42bff162 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ run_tests.err.log
 doc/source/api
 doc/build
 *.egg
+*.eggs
 heatclient/versioninfo
 *.egg-info
 *.log