diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8271c9a52..374f5eafe7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 *.pyc
 *.swp
-*.log
 build
 dist
 heat.egg-info
diff --git a/var/log/heat/api.log b/var/log/heat/api.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc269db1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/log/heat/api.log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#dummy file
diff --git a/var/log/heat/engine.log b/var/log/heat/engine.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc269db1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/log/heat/engine.log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#dummy file