diff --git a/common/.gitignore b/common/.gitignore
index d1f0fc1755..e1bd7e85af 100644
--- a/common/.gitignore
+++ b/common/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 secrets/*
+!secrets/.gitkeep 
 templates/_secrets.tpl
diff --git a/common/secrets/.gitkeep b/common/secrets/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2