diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96f908078..20c14813f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ node_modules/
 public/chats/
 public/characters/
 public/User Avatars/
+public/backgrounds/
 public/css/bg_load.css
 /uploads/
 *.jsonl