diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index 0751abe901..656d842066 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -73,13 +73,14 @@ services:
           action: sync
           target: /app
           ignore:
-            - ./backend/.venv
+            - app/alembic/versions
             - .venv
         - path: ./backend/pyproject.toml
           action: rebuild
     # TODO: remove once coverage is done locally
     volumes:
       - ./backend/htmlcov:/app/htmlcov
+      - ./backend/app/alembic/versions:/app/app/alembic/versions
     environment:
       SMTP_HOST: "mailcatcher"
       SMTP_PORT: "1025"