diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 0d2c0af..6c9b3ef 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 dist
-web/static/
+web/static/*
+!web/static/.gitkeep
diff --git a/backend/web/static/.gitkeep b/backend/web/static/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29