diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6e3246..2e9963f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ log
 zones/secondary
 zones/*.signed
 zones/*.jnl
+zones/*.jbk
 
 # these were local development things
 reference
diff --git a/zones/secondary/.emptydir b/zones/secondary/.emptydir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29