diff --git a/admin/.gitignore b/admin/.gitignore
index a2d05ce19..6bb62f667 100644
--- a/admin/.gitignore
+++ b/admin/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ node_modules/
 dist/
 .cache/
 
-.env
+/.env
+/.env.bak
 
 # coverage folder
 coverage/
diff --git a/database/.gitignore b/database/.gitignore
index db7aa096e..bce5da58f 100644
--- a/database/.gitignore
+++ b/database/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ yarn-error.log*
 test/unit/coverage
 
 package-lock.json
-.env
+/.env
+/.env.bak
 .env.development.local
 .env.production.local
 
diff --git a/frontend/.gitignore b/frontend/.gitignore
index 74ffc56c3..b868f0a64 100644
--- a/frontend/.gitignore
+++ b/frontend/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ yarn-error.log*
 test/unit/coverage
 
 package-lock.json
-.env
+/.env
+/.env.bak
 .env.development.local
 .env.production.local