diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 03ab283b36..cc508eea8c 100755
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -24,5 +24,9 @@ apiTest.rest
 application_security_dir
 container_security_dir
 
+# coverage
+/coverage
+/.nyc_output
+
 /greenlock.d/config.json
 /greenlock.d/config.json.bak
\ No newline at end of file