diff --git a/thoom-emacs/.gitignore b/thoom-emacs/.gitignore
index 997f0e9..023abd0 100644
--- a/thoom-emacs/.gitignore
+++ b/thoom-emacs/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 !.gitignore
 !*.org
 !*.el
+!.gitkeep
 !modules
diff --git a/thoom-emacs/backups/.gitkeep b/thoom-emacs/backups/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29