diff --git a/apiserver/.gitignore b/apiserver/.gitignore
index 23abd96..fe157dd 100644
--- a/apiserver/.gitignore
+++ b/apiserver/.gitignore
@@ -109,4 +109,5 @@ settings.py
 data.db
 data.db.bak
 data/archive/*
+data/backup/*
 qotnews.sqlite