diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cf86a446c..84b50d47c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,5 +58,4 @@ target/
 
 # other
 *.DS_Store*
-*~
-__*
+.__*
diff --git a/tests/openwrt/__init__.py b/tests/openwrt/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb