diff --git a/.eth/charon/.empty b/.eth/charon/.empty
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/.eth/lido-ejector/.empty b/.eth/lido-ejector/.empty
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3bfced4c..32cddf71 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ ext-network.yml.original
 ext-network.yml.bak
 .eth/*
 .eth_backup*
-.charon/*
-validator-ejector/*
 !.eth/README.md
 !.eth/validator_keys/.empty
 !.eth/exit_messages/.empty
 !.eth/dkg_output/.empty
+!.eth/charon/.empty
+!.eth/lido-ejector/.empty
 !.eth/ethdo/README.md
 !.eth/ethdo/create-withdrawal-change.sh
 *.swp
diff --git a/ethd b/ethd
index ae717c64..57ea01bd 100755
--- a/ethd
+++ b/ethd
@@ -3214,7 +3214,7 @@ again or Cancel on the next screen." 10 75
 
 
 __query_lido_obol_enr() {
-    ${__as_owner} mkdir -p ./.eth
+    ${__as_owner} mkdir -p ./.eth/charon
     __outcome__=$(__docompose -f ./lido-obol.yml run -u "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" --rm charon-create-enr)
     if [[ "${__outcome__}" =~ "Created ENR private key:" ]]; then
       __lido_obol_operator_enr=$(echo "${__outcome__}" | grep -e 'enr:')
diff --git a/lido-obol.yml b/lido-obol.yml
index 978f5c0e..21cac711 100644
--- a/lido-obol.yml
+++ b/lido-obol.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ services:
    image: lidofinance/validator-ejector:${VALIDATOR_EJECTOR_VERSION:-1.5.0}
    user: ":"
    volumes:
-     - ./validator-ejector:/exitmessages
+     - .eth/lido-ejector:/exitmessages
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      -  EXECUTION_NODE=${OBOL_EL_NODE:-http://execution:8545}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ services:
     image: obolnetwork/lido-dv-exit:${LIDO_DV_EXIT_VERSION:-e8bee1f}
     user: ":"
     volumes:
-      - ./validator-ejector:/exitmessages
+      - .eth/lido-ejector:/exitmessages
       - .eth:/charon
     environment:
       - LIDODVEXIT_BEACON_NODE_URL=${OBOL_CL_NODE:-http://consensus:5052}