diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cafe5a7d..feba29ec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # *database/binlog.index
 # *database/mysql.sock
 *File_Storage/Mzanzi_Innovation_Hub/mih/minio-test.txt/xl.meta
-*File_Storage/
+File_Storage/
+database/
 # database/ibdata1
 # database/mysql.ibd
 # database/undo*
diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index b1d2026b..e81b46e4 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-database/__pycache__/
\ No newline at end of file
+database/__pycache__/
+__pycache__/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/database/patient_manager.sql b/patient_manager.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from database/patient_manager.sql
rename to patient_manager.sql