diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index efaf132..916a053 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,4 +58,6 @@ typings/
 .env
 
 # config files
-config.json
\ No newline at end of file
+config.json
+
+ghstatsAPIKEY.json
diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
index 2eea525..f7d9dc9 100644
--- a/backend/.dockerignore
+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
+.env.cloud
+.env.template
+ghstatsAPIKEY.json
diff --git a/backend/ghstats.py b/backend/ghstats.py
index 91c54ab..9064abd 100644
--- a/backend/ghstats.py
+++ b/backend/ghstats.py
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ def setuserrole(email=None):
             # there should be exactly one matching row
             flask.session['userrole']=row[0]
     except:
-        pass
+        app.logger.error("Db2 error")
+        raise
     return flask.session['userrole']
 
 # Check for userrole
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 9119145..d7fb034 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 flask_talisman==0.7.0
 Flask_SQLAlchemy==2.4.4
-flask==1.1.1
+Flask==1.1.1
 requests==2.20.0
 Flask_pyoidc==3.7.0
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