diff --git a/web3.js/.gitignore b/web3.js/.gitignore
index daea065ee5..5558b8e798 100644
--- a/web3.js/.gitignore
+++ b/web3.js/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ lib
 
 # Generated docs
 doc
+
+# VIM swap files
+*.sw[po]