diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 167a825..01abefa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ venv
 env
 *.db
 __pycache__
-uploads/
+/uploads/
 .DS_Store
 db/mysql/*
 db/pgsql/*
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ db/shopping.db
 version.txt
 deploy/varnish/default.vcl
 *.zip
-!shopping_app/uploads/.uploads
 shopping_app/uploads/*
+!shopping_app/uploads/.uploads
+
diff --git a/shopping_app/uploads/.uploads b/shopping_app/uploads/.uploads
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29