diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a687198bf5..c9f3e7893c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ logs
 .DS_Store
 node_modules
 /dist
-/bin
 /webapp/dist
 jobserver
 npm-debug.log
diff --git a/bin/.gitignore b/bin/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac69a2f91c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Folder required for build process
+*
+!.gitignore