diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b714513..e96a2de 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ waku/store.sqlite3-wal
 
 waku/test_repeated_start_stop.log
 
-third_party/
+third_party/nwaku/libwaku.*
 
 # JetBrains IDEs
 .idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/third_party/nwaku/.gitkeep b/third_party/nwaku/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29