diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7daf7a457c33cea7e2f6b81525ec3a1e0d262174..0b8c12de044557501017e0ebb3fa4b61057ad7ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 __pycache__/
 figures/
 runs/
+backup/
 *.png
-*.pickle
\ No newline at end of file
+*.pickle