diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index de70d1d0b5..b8017c1988 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,3 +50,4 @@ web/sass-files/sass/.sass-cache/
 
 # Default local file storage
 data/*
+api/data/*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 589521c371..8793ba98ad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ clean:
 	rm -f web/static/js/bundle*.js
 	rm -f web/static/css/styles.css
 
+	rm -rf data/*
+	rm -rf api/data/*
 	rm -rf logs/*