diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 11270fb..70a8c56 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 test
 notes.md
+lua/startup/themes/custom
diff --git a/lua/startup/utils.lua b/lua/startup/utils.lua
index 9b875f6..f10ae18 100644
--- a/lua/startup/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/startup/utils.lua
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ function U.load_theme(theme_name)
     local files = vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file(path, true)
     local settings
     if #files == 0 then
-        path = "lua/startup/themes" .. theme_name .. "/init.lua"
+        path = "lua/startup/themes/" .. theme_name .. "/init.lua"
+        files = vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file(path, true)
+    end
+    if #files == 0 then
+        path = "lua/startup/themes/custom/" .. theme_name .. ".lua"
         files = vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file(path, true)
     end
     if #files == 0 then
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 17de837..8123d34 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -281,8 +281,9 @@ The evil theme is just a bloated theme with oldfiles, commands, additional info
 
 ### Custom theme
 
-You can put your theme in `lua/startup/themes/my_theme.lua`
+You can put your theme in `lua/startup/themes/my_theme.lua` or you can make directory in `lua/startup/themes/custom` and put your themes there to keep them untracked by git.
 The file has to return settings with the structure like you put them into `setup()`.
+
 You can also overwrite a theme (e.g. `dashboard`).
 Just copy all the setting from it and change whatever you want.
 You can use some functions from `lua/startup/functions.lua` with `require("startup.functions").function_name()`.