diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 48e4ceb6..912e757d 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 __pycache__/
-.venv
\ No newline at end of file
+.venv
+foldseek/
\ No newline at end of file