diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 881b3cf8a..311c5a054 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # ignore attack_range.yml that might include local custom changes
 attack_range.yml
 poetry.lock
-terraform/ansible/vars/*
+terraform/ansible/vars/*.json
 vagrant/*vars.json
 
 #keys
diff --git a/terraform/ansible/vars/.gitkeep b/terraform/ansible/vars/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb