diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index adc66db68..ffb9b1177 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 !/input/example.png
 /[Mm]odels/
 /[Tt]emp/
-/[Cc]ustom_nodes/
+/[Cc]ustom_nodes/*
+![Cc]ustom_nodes/__init__.py
 !/custom_nodes/example_node.py.example
-!/custom_nodes/__init__.py
 /extra_model_paths.yaml
 /.vs
 .idea/
diff --git a/custom_nodes/__init__.py b/custom_nodes/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb