diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 72f026c0f1468e4400a9a91994ed5e40abd46aa7..92cf730f3348cd7c3a98399b2ff07453e739d194 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ target/
 
 # logfiles
 screen*log*
+
+# test files
+OUTBOX
+ConsistencyTest.xml