diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2cc53c9..8f17c31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Ignore the build and lib dirs
 build/*
+
 testing/*.lp
 #lib/*
 
@@ -8,3 +9,5 @@ bin/*
 
 # Ignore temp editor files
 *.swp
+
+!.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e170ebe..aac47d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SRCEXT := c
 SOURCES := $(shell find $(SRCDIR) -type f -name *.$(SRCEXT))
 OBJECTS := $(patsubst $(SRCDIR)/%,$(BUILDDIR)/%,$(SOURCES:.$(SRCEXT)=.o))
 CFLAGS := -lreadline
-LIB := -L lib -lreadline
+LIB := -L lib -lutil -lreadline
 INC := -I include
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
diff --git a/bin/.gitkeep b/bin/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c558e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.
diff --git a/build/.gitkeep b/build/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c558e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.