diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 77c8e61..6b7c28e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,5 +22,7 @@ dist/routes/**
 test-v1
 nohup.out
 slp-tx-db/
-logs/
+logs/*
 docs/*
+
+!logs/README.md
diff --git a/logs/README.md b/logs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9daeafb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test