diff --git a/hyperglass/static/.gitignore b/hyperglass/static/.gitignore
index f4f7b59..28d76cd 100644
--- a/hyperglass/static/.gitignore
+++ b/hyperglass/static/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ frontend.json
 node_modules/
 # Downloaded Google Fonts
 fonts/
-ui/*
\ No newline at end of file
+ui/*
+!ui/.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyperglass/static/ui/.gitkeep b/hyperglass/static/ui/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29