diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 867efdf2..18e9e8d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ name: ci
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - beta
   release:
     types: [created]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - beta
 
 permissions: read-all
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 41a3c8b6..71da3749 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,10 +54,13 @@ deploy/connectors/*
 
 bin
 
-# ignored since it isn't automatically refreshed by renovate
+# ignored since it isn't automatically refreshed by renovate or used by fhir restore
 # (we're also pinning the dependency versions anyways)
 fhirpkg.lock.json
+package-lock.json
 
 *.received.fhir.json
 
 tests/k8s/**/charts
+
+node_modules/