diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 04ae94128..7e012c86b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ error_screenshots/
 reports/
 
 # ct specific
+/projects
 /export
 app/zipexport
 app/*.ict.zip
diff --git a/app/projects/.gitkeep b/app/projects/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb