diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce428693..60f25a29 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,5 +38,7 @@ secret-key
 *.log
 *.sql
 
+/utilites/optimize/
+
 # to keep empty dirs
 !.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/optimize/.gitkeep b/utils/optimize/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b