diff --git a/hosts/zephyrus/default.nix b/hosts/zephyrus/default.nix
index dbfd570..a498e4a 100644
--- a/hosts/zephyrus/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/zephyrus/default.nix
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
         "*.o"
         "*.so"
 
+        # test vms
+        "*.qcow2"
+
         # ignore all dotfiles as .config and .cache can become quite big
         "/home/alarsyo/.*"
       ];