diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 58d5f1d..b08c538 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ __pycache__/
 *.log
 runtime/
 data/cache/
+data/backups/
 data/private-mentor-skills/
 data/*.db
 data/*.db-shm