diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d6c3a57e..d9c9caed1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ publish-docs/
 target/
 /build-*.log.gz
 /generated
+/api-quick-start/build/
+/firstapp/build*/
 
 # Packages
 *.egg
@@ -18,4 +20,3 @@ target/
 *~
 .*.swp
 .bak
-/firstapp/build*/
diff --git a/doc-tools-check-languages.conf b/doc-tools-check-languages.conf
index a7804c4c2..049dbf333 100644
--- a/doc-tools-check-languages.conf
+++ b/doc-tools-check-languages.conf
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ declare -A DIRECTORIES=(
 
 # books to be built
 declare -A BOOKS=(
+    ["de"]="api-quick-start"
+)
+
+# draft books
+declare -A DRAFTS=(
+    ["de"]="api-quick-start"
 )
 
 # Where does the top-level pom live?