diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 81711ff..94ecffa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 .env
 #.env.*
 
-# Cache directories
+# Ignore all runtime cache data (created at runtime, not code)
 cache/
-**/cache/
+
+# But DO track the cache manager Python code in the package
+!ETF_Portal/ETF_Portal/cache/*.py
+!ETF_Portal/ETF_Portal/cache/__init__.py
+
 
 # Python
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/ETF_Portal/ETF_Portal/cache/__init__.py b/ETF_Portal/ETF_Portal/cache/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29