diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b5d5a9b14..02c2a3723 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ node_modules
 .env.*
 !.env.example
 .vercel
-generated/
\ No newline at end of file
+generated/*
+!/**/.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/generated/.gitkeep b/generated/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index cb98ae9fb..31914aa54 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@
 		"./src/**/*.ts",
 		"./src/**/*.svelte"
 	],
-	"exclude": ["./node_modules/**", "./generated/**", ".svelte-kit/**"],
 	"extends": "./.svelte-kit/tsconfig.json"
 }