diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 079ae29..334b99a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ MANIFEST
 # Installer logs
 pip-log.txt
 pip-delete-this-directory.txt
-logs/
 
 # Unit test / coverage reports
 htmlcov/
diff --git a/app/backend/logs/.gitignore b/app/backend/logs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d28355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/backend/logs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# ignore all files in this dir...
+*
+
+# folder only is required in order for the python server to run successfully as the settings.py file needs it to exist to create the log files
+
+# ... except for this one.
+!.gitignore
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