diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d8221550..4f0936fc 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
 *.HEIC
 *.weights
 *.pt
+*.weights
 *results.txt
 !zidane_result.jpg
 #!coco_training_loss.png
 
-checkpoints
+
 temp-plot.html
 
 # MATLAB GitIgnore -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/checkpoints/download_yolov3_weights.sh b/checkpoints/download_yolov3_weights.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38108e7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkpoints/download_yolov3_weights.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+wget https://pjreddie.com/media/files/yolov3.weights