diff --git a/box.json.dist b/box.json.dist
index 606324b..5113af7 100644
--- a/box.json.dist
+++ b/box.json.dist
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
         "resources",
         "templates",
         "templates/common/.githooks",
-        "templates/drupal/.github"
+        "templates/drupal/.github",
+        "var"
     ],
     "force-autodiscovery": true,
     "check-requirements": false,
diff --git a/run b/run
index 3f53bc2..a04a5b8 100755
--- a/run
+++ b/run
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export PATH=$PATH:./bin:./vendor/bin:./vendor-bin/box/vendor/bin
 # Delete any temporary or generated files.
 function clean {
   rm -fr dist/* tmp vendor vendor-bin/box/vendor
-  touch dist/.keep
+  touch dist/.keep var/.keep
 }
 
 # Build the phar version of build-configs.
diff --git a/var/.keep b/var/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29