diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f86b65e13780bc14b987372cb35d5dd8e310adcc..f500ef73462d50e596722c6cbca6e15bdfe0a741 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/
 
 # nextflow analysis folders/files
 /test_data/*
+!/test_data/createTestData.sh
 /workflow/.nextflow/*
 /workflow/work/*
 /workflow/output/*
@@ -298,4 +299,4 @@ timeline*.html*
 *.out
 run*.sh
 
-!.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
+!.gitkeep
diff --git a/workflow/scripts/createTestData.sh b/test_data/createTestData.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from workflow/scripts/createTestData.sh
rename to test_data/createTestData.sh