diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 420524d06f..488f8889b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -77,6 +77,4 @@ dev/
 locale_stats.json
 
 # node.js
-package-lock.json
-package.json
 node_modules/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c46ee7f313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "InvenTree",
+  "lockfileVersion": 2,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {}
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0967ef424b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}