diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70da8b3..df08b40 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+_dist/
+.eggs
 .env
 __pycache__
 *.egg-*
diff --git a/bakery/tests/__init__.py b/bakery/tests/__init__.py
index 06d995b..b3aa10d 100644
--- a/bakery/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/bakery/tests/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import boto3
 import json
 import random
+from pathlib import Path
 from moto import mock_s3
 from datetime import date
 from .. import views, feeds
@@ -420,6 +421,10 @@ def test_build_cmd(self):
         favicon_path = os.path.join(settings.BUILD_DIR, 'favicon.ico')
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(favicon_path))
 
+    def test_build_pathlib(self):
+        with self.settings(BUILD_DIR=Path(__file__).parent / "_dist"):
+            call_command("build", **{'skip_media': True, 'verbosity': 3})
+
     def test_unbuild_cmd(self):
         call_command("unbuild")