diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index b87ba46..4050429 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 public/*
+!public/.gitkeep 
 .env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/public/.gitkeep b/backend/public/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29