diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 98eaa6f414..5cc60c2f4c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 .cache
 *.qmlc
 .mypy_cache
+.pytest_cache
 
 #MacOS
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/plugins/GCodeGzWriter/GCodeGzWriter.py b/plugins/GCodeGzWriter/GCodeGzWriter.py
index e191a9c427..cbbfb8f986 100644
--- a/plugins/GCodeGzWriter/GCodeGzWriter.py
+++ b/plugins/GCodeGzWriter/GCodeGzWriter.py
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 #
 #   If you're zipping g-code, you might as well use gzip!
 class GCodeGzWriter(MeshWriter):
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__(add_to_recent_files = False)
+
     ##  Writes the gzipped g-code to a stream.
     #
     #   Note that even though the function accepts a collection of nodes, the
diff --git a/plugins/GCodeWriter/GCodeWriter.py b/plugins/GCodeWriter/GCodeWriter.py
index 59e9a29691..5d5e3578cd 100644
--- a/plugins/GCodeWriter/GCodeWriter.py
+++ b/plugins/GCodeWriter/GCodeWriter.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class GCodeWriter(MeshWriter):
     _setting_keyword = ";SETTING_"
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
+        super().__init__(add_to_recent_files = False)
 
         self._application = Application.getInstance()
 
diff --git a/plugins/UFPWriter/UFPWriter.py b/plugins/UFPWriter/UFPWriter.py
index 9344bf54da..ceb9d79087 100644
--- a/plugins/UFPWriter/UFPWriter.py
+++ b/plugins/UFPWriter/UFPWriter.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 class UFPWriter(MeshWriter):
     def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
+        super().__init__(add_to_recent_files = False)
         self._snapshot = None
         Application.getInstance().getOutputDeviceManager().writeStarted.connect(self._createSnapshot)