diff --git a/.fleet/settings.json b/.fleet/settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 963a3020..00000000
--- a/.fleet/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "toolchains": [],
-    "editor.guides": []
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d1bd6cc..7729a9b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Test binary, built with `go test -c`
 *.test
 
+
 # Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
 *.out
 
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ vendor
 # database
 db
 
+# artefacts for Intelli-J fleet
+.fleet
+
 # Intelli-J files
 .idea