diff --git a/core-java/.gitignore b/core-java/.gitignore
index 3de4cc647e..374c8bf907 100644
--- a/core-java/.gitignore
+++ b/core-java/.gitignore
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 *.ear
 
 # Files generated by integration tests
-*.txt
 backup-pom.xml
 /bin/
 /temp
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/resources/file.txt b/core-java/src/main/resources/file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..558d8bbf35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java/src/main/resources/file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+baeldung.com
\ No newline at end of file