diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 04c40a7..15c74e0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ bitcoin/*
 lnd/*
 tor/*
 db/*
+statuses/*
+!statuses/update-status.json
 
 # Commit these empty directories
 
diff --git a/statuses/.gitkeep b/statuses/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000