diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a15a5697..6875d78a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 /celery.db
 /kombu.db
 /server-log.txt
-/mediagoblin/db/sql_switch.py
 
 # Tests
 /mediagoblin/tests/user_dev/
diff --git a/mediagoblin/db/sql_switch.py b/mediagoblin/db/sql_switch.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..571adbdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediagoblin/db/sql_switch.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use_sql = True