diff --git a/.cinny-config.json.bak b/.cinny-config.json.bak
deleted file mode 100644
index 98cdf7505..000000000
--- a/.cinny-config.json.bak
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "defaultHomeserver": 0,
-  "homeserverList": [
-    "matrix.lotusguild.org"
-  ],
-  "allowCustomHomeservers": false,
-  "featuredCommunities": {
-    "openAsDefault": false,
-    "spaces": [],
-    "rooms": [],
-    "servers": []
-  },
-  "hashRouter": {
-    "enabled": false,
-    "basename": "/"
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 20748efcf..927b5002f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ test-results/
 # local dev homeserver (scripts/dev-homeserver.sh)
 .dev-homeserver/
 __pycache__/
+
+# Local config backups
+*.bak