diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index be8fd61..8a92a9a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-dist
+# Allow static/dist to contain empty folders
+./dist
+
 node_modules
 .env
 .DS_Store
 .idea/
-.pnpm-store/
\ No newline at end of file
+.pnpm-store/
diff --git a/static/dist/.gitignore b/static/dist/.gitignore
index c9b4c1e..51c9238 100644
--- a/static/dist/.gitignore
+++ b/static/dist/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 *
 !.gitignore
-!tray_icons/.gitkeep
+!tray_icons/
diff --git a/static/dist/tray_icons/.gitignore b/static/dist/tray_icons/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/dist/tray_icons/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore