diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ad2127f45..d9ab9b784 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ ENV/
 
 #
 /backend/app/logs
+
+/backend/*.pem
diff --git a/backend/app/celery/celery_app.py b/backend/app/celery/celery_app.py
index 1eeb98f1c..ce126735c 100644
--- a/backend/app/celery/celery_app.py
+++ b/backend/app/celery/celery_app.py
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@
 )
 
 # Auto-discover tasks
-celery_app.autodiscover_tasks()
+# celery_app.autodiscover_tasks()