diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b418743..3ec2fb9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ coverage.xml
 .hypothesis/
 .pytest_cache/
 cover/
+
+**/local_backups/**
+**/*.yaml
+**/*.csv
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/backup.py b/scripts/backup.py
index 6e335c7..afd7e65 100644
--- a/scripts/backup.py
+++ b/scripts/backup.py
@@ -321,8 +321,9 @@ def store_automations(api: GDApi, export_path: Path, org_id: str, ws_id: str) ->
     os.mkdir(automations_folder_path)
 
     # Store the automations in a JSON file
-    with open(automations_file_path, "w") as f:
-        json.dump(automations, f)
+    if len(automations["data"]) > 0:
+        with open(automations_file_path, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(automations, f)
 
 
 def store_declarative_automations(