diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e7e29ea..e28f37d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 tokens/*token
-backups/*
\ No newline at end of file
+backups/*
+!backups/.gitignore
+!backups/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backups/.gitkeep b/backups/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29