diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec2a08f80..755375b34 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # BookWyrm
 .env
 /images/
+/static/
 bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css
 bookwyrm/static/css/themes/
 !bookwyrm/static/css/themes/bookwyrm-*.scss
diff --git a/images/.gitkeep b/images/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/static/.gitkeep b/static/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb