diff --git a/lib/libesp32/berry_custom/src/.gitignore b/lib/libesp32/berry_custom/src/.gitignore
index 13a30a3a9de3..3031d39a70f9 100644
--- a/lib/libesp32/berry_custom/src/.gitignore
+++ b/lib/libesp32/berry_custom/src/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-_temp*
\ No newline at end of file
+_temp*
+
+solidify/*
+embedded/*
diff --git a/pio-tools/solidify-from-url.py b/pio-tools/solidify-from-url.py
index bdd5d564a43c..5a8d68ad66fd 100644
--- a/pio-tools/solidify-from-url.py
+++ b/pio-tools/solidify-from-url.py
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ def cleanFolder():
         os.remove(join(BERRY_SOLIDIFY_DIR,"src",file))
     tempfiles = [f for f in os.listdir(join(BERRY_SOLIDIFY_DIR,"src","embedded")) if ".gitignore" not in f]
     for file in tempfiles:
-        os.remove(join(BERRY_SOLIDIFY_DIR,"src","embedded",file))
+        if file != ".keep":
+            os.remove(join(BERRY_SOLIDIFY_DIR,"src","embedded",file))
     tempfiles = [f for f in os.listdir(join(BERRY_SOLIDIFY_DIR,"src","solidify")) if ".gitignore" not in f]
     for file in tempfiles:
-        os.remove(join(BERRY_SOLIDIFY_DIR,"src","solidify",file))
+        if file != ".keep":
+            os.remove(join(BERRY_SOLIDIFY_DIR,"src","solidify",file))
     
 
 def addEntryToModtab(source):