diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 04ff90a..c3c28ef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
 /zsh/custom
-/zsh/cache
 *.pyc
-
-/ansible/hosts
-/ansible/*.retry
-
-/smth
-/.vscode
 /hammerspoon/Spoons
diff --git a/zsh/plugins.zsh b/zsh/plugins.zsh
index 918b6b3..0ab3939 100644
--- a/zsh/plugins.zsh
+++ b/zsh/plugins.zsh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env zsh
 
+ZSH_CACHE_DIR="$HOME/.cache/dotfiles"
+if [[ ! -d "$ZSH_CACHE_DIR" ]]; then
+  mkdir -pv "$ZSH_CACHE_DIR"
+fi
+
 source "$ZSH_DOTFILES/zplg.zsh"
 
 plugin completions 'zsh-users/zsh-completions'
@@ -36,8 +41,6 @@ plugin completions 'zsh-users/zsh-completions'
 
 # Oh-My-Zsh {{{
 
-  ZSH_CACHE_DIR="$ZSH_DOTFILES/cache"
-
   # disable automatic updates because OMZ is managed by my plugin manager
   DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATE=true