diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8b1478d39..a6d5b296c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -176,4 +176,7 @@ scripts/git-strip-merge
 tests/backwards_compatibility/Ref_Out
 
 # backwards compatibility
-model_outputs
\ No newline at end of file
+model_outputs
+
+# TODO: remove after mllama dev
+explore_mllama
\ No newline at end of file