diff --git a/surfsense_backend/.dockerignore b/surfsense_backend/.dockerignore
index 8668ee72b..2ecdb3688 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/.dockerignore
+++ b/surfsense_backend/.dockerignore
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ wheels/
 *.egg
 .pytest_cache/
 .coverage
-htmlcov/ 
\ No newline at end of file
+htmlcov/
+
+tests/
\ No newline at end of file