diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f19241e..7c1722d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 node_modules
 uploads/*
+!uploads/.keep
diff --git a/uploads/.keep b/uploads/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29