diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c05776c19..bb37eb203 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ buildNumber.properties
 
 database/*
 !database/.placeholder
-logs/
+logs/*
+!logs/.placeholder
 .idea/
 *.iml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/logs/.placeholder b/logs/.placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb