diff --git a/add_day.sh b/add_day.sh
index a2dfb5c..7cc2f31 100755
--- a/add_day.sh
+++ b/add_day.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ if ! [[ $day =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
 fi
 
 mkdir adventofcode/day$day
+touch adventofcode/day$day/__init__.py
 touch adventofcode/day$day/data.txt
 touch adventofcode/day$day/solution.py
 touch adventofcode/day$day/test_day$day.py
diff --git a/adventofcode/day1/__init__.py b/adventofcode/day1/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29