diff --git a/services/.dockerignore b/services/.dockerignore
index b5899b740..06748ceaa 100644
--- a/services/.dockerignore
+++ b/services/.dockerignore
@@ -114,3 +114,4 @@ cypress/
 **/*Dockerfile
 **/build
 **/dist
+**/.npm
diff --git a/updater/sis-updater-scheduler/.dockerignore b/updater/sis-updater-scheduler/.dockerignore
index f91293a37..06748ceaa 100644
--- a/updater/sis-updater-scheduler/.dockerignore
+++ b/updater/sis-updater-scheduler/.dockerignore
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ cypress/
 # additional inclusions here
 
 # exclusions here
-*/.eslintrc.json
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.gitignore
+**/.eslintrc.json
 **/*Dockerfile
 **/build
 **/dist
+**/.npm
diff --git a/updater/sis-updater-worker/.dockerignore b/updater/sis-updater-worker/.dockerignore
index c669dd9e7..cc6952eff 100644
--- a/updater/sis-updater-worker/.dockerignore
+++ b/updater/sis-updater-worker/.dockerignore
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ cypress/
 !./src/updater/updateStudents/excludedPartialAttainments.csv
 
 # exclusions here
-*/.eslintrc.json
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.gitignore
+**/.eslintrc.json
 **/*Dockerfile
 **/build
 **/dist
+**/.npm