diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 26bfa0f..2442a96 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-/venv/
\ No newline at end of file
+/venv/
+/CONTAINER_ALREADY_STARTED_PLACEHOLDER
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c91a316..eee8a29 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /venv/
 /db/
-*/__pycache__/
+**/__pycache__/
+CONTAINER_ALREADY_STARTED_PLACEHOLDER