diff --git a/backend/.dev/.gitkeep b/backend/.dev/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 8231c3e..3ac81ca 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .dev-air/*
 .dev/**/*
+!.dev/.gitkeep
 db.sqlite3
 *.sqlite3
 # air