diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d49c185..01b2a9f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -105,5 +105,6 @@ venv.bak/
 
 
 # individual stuff
-/data
+/data/*
+!/data/.gitkeep
 *.save*
diff --git a/data/.gitkeep b/data/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29