diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index efa33f5e..da5dd14d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ src/data
 neo4j*
 */package-lock.json
 src/config/base.yaml
+web/package-lock.json
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 557558ca..34060f8c 100644
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ stop_services() {
 # Trap signals to stop services
 trap stop_services SIGINT SIGTERM
 
-# Start the frontend service
-cd web
-npm run server &
-
-# Start the backend service
-cd ../src
+# Start the server
+cd src
 python api.py
 
+# Start the frontend service
+cd ../web
+npm run server &
+
 # Wait for all background jobs to finish
 wait