diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8d11232..0d8c995 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -101,3 +101,6 @@ cachier_test_mongo_cred.yml
 # Pipfile doesn't work for me yet
 Pipfile
 Pipfile.lock
+
+# pickle files
+*.pkl
diff --git a/cachier_text_cache_temp.pkl b/cachier_text_cache_temp.pkl
deleted file mode 100644
index bd5c511..0000000
--- a/cachier_text_cache_temp.pkl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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\ No newline at end of file