diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2aed44efcf0aa50efae497768dc25f0493179c82..71c73837aed5d58ab42ca1d5400002e2b7a88e7e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ config
 metadata
 cert
 
+!config/.gitkeep
+!metadata/.gitkeep
+
 # https://www.gitignore.io/api/osx,windows,linux,netbeans,sublimetext,composer,phpstorm,vagrant
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