diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 20d1c153..bdae25d5 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ writable/**/*.sqlite
php_errors.log
public/uploads/*
-# !public/uploads/index.html
+!public/uploads/index.html
#-------------------------
# Composer
diff --git a/public/uploads/index.html b/public/uploads/index.html
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b702fbc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/uploads/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+
+
+ 403 Forbidden
+
+
+
+Directory access is forbidden.
+
+
+