diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8da9b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa2be54..0b76752 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # pyoaev
 config.yml
+!.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
 exports
 logs
 __test__.py