diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 55b9f1d..5ca9cf0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 .DS_Store
 node_modules/
 public/
+
+# exclude everything
+frontend/assets/well-known/*
+
+# exception to the rule
+!frontend/assets/well-known/.gitkeep 
diff --git a/frontend/assets/well-known/.keep b/frontend/assets/well-known/.gitkeep
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/assets/well-known/.keep
rename to frontend/assets/well-known/.gitkeep