diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68717afb..677066cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ node_modules/
 # Packaging artifacts
 archivebox-*.tar.gz
 build/
-deb_dist/
 dist/
 
 # Data folders
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 3546e9a8..663f5037 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 [submodule "deb_dist"]
     path = deb_dist
-    url = https://github.com/ArchiveBox/debian-archivebox
+    url = https://github.com/ArchiveBox/debian-archivebox.git