diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ee69d07071012e1d6c3dc09e75e27033a89bca0..4e9d991eebf180ab844f733929a2de14026601a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-# Node
-node_modules/
-
 # JetBrains IDEA
 .idea/
 
 # .env files
 .env
-
-# Database
-database-storage
diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 22f55adc5647206db11558139164c3deb77f5c01..5bb3f5e76208dba8b65262ca659ef2519c9385ca 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Database
+database-storage
+
 # compiled output
 /dist
 /node_modules