diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index d1122ea..1771a98 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 debian-branch = debian
+export-dir = build-area
 upstream-branch = upstream/latest
 upstream-vcs-tag = server/%(version%~%-)s
diff --git a/debian/source/options b/debian/source/options
index 4f0ca46..20ab856 100644
--- a/debian/source/options
+++ b/debian/source/options
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 tar-ignore = ".vagrant/"
+tar-ignore = "build-area"