diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c764d6f..bc148b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ data/forms_backups/
 data/forms_staging/
 data/uploads/
 data/python/
-data/ansible/roles/
-data/ansible/collections/
 data/ansibleForms.lock
 
 # Editor and OS files
diff --git a/data/ansible/collections/.gitignore b/data/ansible/collections/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/ansible/collections/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/data/ansible/roles/.gitignore b/data/ansible/roles/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/ansible/roles/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore