diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0cf92ee328c382ed5e225d8a9c689e150611266b..4402aa11bc399c03400c4427c669b93ebb2637ce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ provenance.yml
 src/doc/_apidoc/
 start_caosdb_docker.sh
 src/doc/_apidoc
+/dist/
diff --git a/integrationtests/test_issues.py b/integrationtests/test_issues.py
index 05c36d805cc7a4013a332c944a36a10afaf5a8ae..d385dd644e67b791adb2c90ef6f79ec71835e0f7 100644
--- a/integrationtests/test_issues.py
+++ b/integrationtests/test_issues.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import caosdb as db
 
 @fixture
 def clear_database():
-    db.execute_query("FIND ENTITY").delete()
+    db.execute_query("FIND ENTITY").delete(raise_exception_on_error=False)
 
 
 def test_issue_23(clear_database):