diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 8a3d521fc..d2d2310f8 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 /node_modules/
 /.env
 /build/
+
+# emacs
+*~
\ No newline at end of file