diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 063a7e7..1d09217 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,5 +48,4 @@ dist/
 *.7z
 *.bak
 
-
-
+backend/backups
diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index 6318212..db8094c 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ db.sqlite3:
 	make migrate
 
 backup:
-	sqlite3 $(DB_FILE) .dump | gzip -9 > BACKUP_$(DB_FILE)_$(shell date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S").sql.gz
+	mkdir -p backups
+	sqlite3 $(DB_FILE) .dump | gzip -9 > ./backups/BACKUP_$(DB_FILE)_$(shell date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S").sql.gz
 	# Restore with:
-	# gzip -cd BACKUP_$(DB_FILE)_*.sql.gz | sqlite3 $(DB_FILE)
+	# gzip -cd BACKUP_FILE.sql.gz | sqlite3 $(DB_FILE)
 
 # Default target
 default: build