diff --git a/volatile/.gitignore b/volatile/.gitignore
index c96a04f..7c9d611 100644
--- a/volatile/.gitignore
+++ b/volatile/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *
-!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
+!.gitignore
+!README.md
diff --git a/volatile/README.md b/volatile/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0691019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/volatile/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Volatile directory
+This directory contains all different environment-specific files that should be excluded from git.
+
+## Why is this listed on git?
+To prevent situations in where this directory could not be automatically created