diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40efd67..1a44822 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -86,7 +86,4 @@ test_video.mp4
 
 # old cli directories
 /tooling/cli.js
-/tooling/cli.rs
-
-# UI Build directory
-*/dist/*
\ No newline at end of file
+/tooling/cli.rs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/manager-ui/dist/.gitignore b/manager-ui/dist/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86d0cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manager-ui/dist/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file