diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 868c262..e1495ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ env/
 submissions/submission.csv
 venv/
 local_testing/*
+!your_folder/.gitkeep
 
diff --git a/scripts/local_testing/.gitkeep b/scripts/local_testing/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29