diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0ffd3a74..39665c11 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ _build
 data/secmod/*
 !data/secmod/.gitkeep
 
-taler_exchange_sql
+_taler_exchange_sql
diff --git a/tools/dbinit.sh b/tools/dbinit.sh
index ae85d04a..4d74bc9a 100755
--- a/tools/dbinit.sh
+++ b/tools/dbinit.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ set -e
 taler_repo_url="https://git-www.taler.net/exchange.git/"
 
 tmp_dir="/tmp/taler_exchange"
-out_dir="./taler_exchange_sql"
+out_dir="./_taler_exchange_sql"
 init_sql="${out_dir}/init.sql"
 drop_sql="${out_dir}/drop.sql"