diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index b9304474d..4a37b96a9 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -140,3 +140,6 @@ venv.bak/
 
 # editable installs
 src/
+
+# files including backslash cause havoc with GKE image streaming
+*\\*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 070c680bc..3c94bd5c4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -152,3 +152,6 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # editable installs
 src/
+
+# files including backslash cause havoc with GKE image streaming
+*\\*