diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c5a5d0b..ac285ce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 config.cfg
-status/*
-fsfe.org/*
diff --git a/fsfe.org/.gitignore b/fsfe.org/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fsfe.org/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/status/.gitignore b/status/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/status/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore