diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 381a13d2..ae7c93a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-logs/
-pids/
+logs/*.log
+pids/*.pid
 *.sock
 test/tmp/*
 node_modules/
diff --git a/logs/.gitneedsme b/logs/.gitneedsme
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/pids/.gitneedsme b/pids/.gitneedsme
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b