diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8c626989bb..725f289db5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ log/*.log
 tmp/
 .sass-cache/
 coverage/*
+backups/*
 *.swp
 public/uploads/
 .rvmrc