diff --git a/mudlib/.gitignore b/mudlib/.gitignore
index b3b8fd46..4c119b63 100644
--- a/mudlib/.gitignore
+++ b/mudlib/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 
 # ignore packages
 /packages/*
+!/packages/crypt
+!/packages/issues
+!/packages/test
+!/packages/time
+
 
 # ignore games, except the common ones
 /games/*