diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 82ddb5b19..64f70e077 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ app/helper/*.so
 app/helper/*.pyd
 app/helper/*.bin
 app/plugins/**
+!app/plugins/__init__.py
 config/user.db
 config/sites/**
 *.pyc