diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70e39dc..961b165 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ installed-prefs
 *~
 *.bak
 local_dotfiles
-dotfile_overlays
+dotfile_overlays/*
 !dotfile_overlays/.keep
 !dotfile_overlays/README
diff --git a/dotfile_overlays/.keep b/dotfile_overlays/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29