diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
index 45f102c..ee77802 100644
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8135a0a..5cf6b93 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ __pycache__/
 *~
 
 # ignore test output
-metapredict/tests/output/*
+#metapredict/tests/output/*
 
 # ignore built docs
 docs/_build*
diff --git a/metapredict/.DS_Store b/metapredict/.DS_Store
index ec4685c..2790b38 100644
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diff --git a/metapredict/tests/output/output_empty_file.py b/metapredict/tests/output/output_empty_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31eea88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metapredict/tests/output/output_empty_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""
+empty file for output dir
+"""