diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3426ba07a..c05776c19 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ buildNumber.properties
 
 database/*
 !database/.placeholder
-logs/*
+logs/
 .idea/
 *.iml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/resources/log4j.xml b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
index 4c5544080..644c5a647 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@
         <appender-ref ref="R"/>
         <appender-ref ref="stdout"/>
     </root>
-</log4j:configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</log4j:configuration>