diff --git a/logs/.gitignore b/logs/.gitignore
index 72e8ffc..1db00d7 100644
--- a/logs/.gitignore
+++ b/logs/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 *
+!README.md
diff --git a/logs/README.md b/logs/README.md
index 4b10d0f..1411413 100644
--- a/logs/README.md
+++ b/logs/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 # logs
 
 Datestamped log files created during make proces will appear here.
-