diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 264a49e..d747506 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ./venv
-./data/*
\ No newline at end of file
+data/*
+!data/.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/.gitkeep b/data/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29