diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 94a9fe2f..662164e3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 sites
 
 development/*
+!development/*/apps
 !development/README.md
 !development/installer.py
 !development/apps-example.json