diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b526bbc3..2f8aef41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 gha-creds-*.json
 postgres-data/
 **/postgres-data/
+.env
+certs/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 3e6289b5..ac012eeb 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ replay_pid*
 .idea/
 
 # JWT RSA Keys - Security: Keep certificates out of version control
-src/main/resources/certs/
+certs/
 *.pem
 
 # Maven