diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index de65734..18fbf17 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 roles/*
 !roles/.gitkeep
 files/*
+!files/.gitkeep
 !files/authorized_keys/
 files/authorized_keys/*
 !files/authorized_keys/.gitkeep
diff --git a/files/.gitkeep b/files/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29