diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 607cde9923..605d345da9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,14 +17,18 @@ node_modules/**
 .env
 .env_test
 
-# Ignore uploads
+# Ignore upload directories
 image/**
+!image/.gitignore
 images/**
+!images/.gitignore
 video/**
+!video/.gitignore
 videos/**
+!videos/.gitignore
 
 # Ignore log files
-logs/*
+logs/**
 !logs/README.md
 *.log