diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 0d36bd5..d086cad 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -14,5 +14,14 @@
         "string_view": "c",
         "packet.h": "c",
         "debug.h": "c"
+    },
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "**/.git": true,
+        "**/.svn": true,
+        "**/.hg": true,
+        "**/CVS": true,
+        "**/.DS_Store": true,
+        "**/*.o": true,
+        "**/*.a": true
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/.gitkeep b/tests/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 092c9fa..c0948ac 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ TARGETS=$(SRCS:%.c=%.test)
 
 CC=clang
 CFLAGS=-g -Os -Wall -I.. -I../src -I../platform -DDEBUG=1
-# git -DTIMETRIAL
+# -DTIMETRIAL
 LDFLAGS=
 LIBS=-L.. -lmqtt