diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 30e4e2393..1814eeb87 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@ ganttzk/target
 #ignore backup files
 *~
 \#*\#
-*MF
diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e9495128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
+Class-Path: 
+