diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/SmartyMethodsTests/CompileCheck/templates_tmp/.gitignore b/tests/UnitTests/SmartyMethodsTests/CompileCheck/templates_tmp/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0f57452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/SmartyMethodsTests/CompileCheck/templates_tmp/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Ignore anything in here, but keep this directory
+*
+