diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70cf920..7cae081 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ package-lock.json
 test/passports/*
 test/inputs/*
 test/registerIdentityTest.ts
-test/circuits/*
\ No newline at end of file
+test/circuits/*
+!test/passports/readme.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/passports/readme.txt b/test/passports/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d56a6f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/passports/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Put your .json passports here to do testing!