diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 90ee96052..147e82849 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /node_modules/
 /.env
+/.env.bak
 /build/
 package-json.lock
 coverage