diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0aeb72e9..b2977194 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ wheels/
 .env
 
 # RSA keys for JWT signing
-keys/
+*.pem
 
 .idea/
 
diff --git a/keys/.gitkeep b/keys/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..139597f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keys/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+