diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5e8b7abb9e..4086ceec52 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 *.rej
 *.swo
 *.swp
+*.zip
 *.vi
 *~
 *.sass-cache
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 038629468d..78d1a84079 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ bootstrap:
 #
 
 gh-pages: bootstrap docs
-	rm docs/assets/bootstrap.zip
+	rm -f docs/assets/bootstrap.zip
 	zip -r docs/assets/bootstrap.zip bootstrap
 	rm -r bootstrap
 	rm -f ../bootstrap-gh-pages/assets/bootstrap.zip