diff --git a/tests/file_log.cpp b/tests/file_log.cpp
index 0c2d21d9..d8e5aa19 100644
--- a/tests/file_log.cpp
+++ b/tests/file_log.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ static void prepare_logdir()
 {
     spdlog::drop_all();
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    auto rv = system("mkdir logs;del /F /Q logs\\*");
+    auto rv = system("del /F /Q logs\\*");
 #else
-    auto rv = system("mkdir logs;rm -f logs/*");
+    auto rv = system("rm -f logs/*");
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/logs/.gitignore b/tests/logs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b137891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/logs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+