diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a87df6c9..f68799ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ install/update.log
 templates/*
 lib/userdata.inc.php
 logs/*
+!logs/index.html
 .buildpath
 .project
 .settings/
diff --git a/logs/.keep b/logs/.keep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000