diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 3ebfd44..e1ec695 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ composer.lock
 node_modules
 .user.ini
 /application/extra/cert/*
+!/application/extra/cert/.gitkeep
diff --git a/backend/application/extra/cert/.gitkeep b/backend/application/extra/cert/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29