diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d4fe304..647d3d3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 *.pyc
 bitcoin/*
 lnd/*
-tor/*
+!tor/*
 db/*
 statuses/*
 app-data
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ db/citadel-seed/*
 !logs/.gitkeep
 !tor/data/.gitkeep
 !tor/run/.gitkeep
+!tor/.gitkeep
 !db/.gitkeep
 
 !**/*.license
diff --git a/tor/.gitkeep b/tor/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tor/data/.gitkeep b/tor/data/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tor/run/.gitkeep b/tor/run/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29