diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 20c88d820..cfa61111c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 .settings
 .checkstyle
 .factorypath
-run
+!/run/.gitkeep
 eclipse
 nbproject
 atlassian-ide-plugin.xml