diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1e91017fe..cdf890807 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ local/config/build
 core/vendor
 local/config/runtime-conf.xml
 propel-gen
-log/*
diff --git a/log/.htaccess b/log/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f239fe831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+order deny,allow
+deny from all
\ No newline at end of file