diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 218d546801..14af65b9b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,5 +71,7 @@ integreat_cms/xliff/download
 .postgres
 
 # Celery
-celerybeat-schedule.db
 celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat-schedule.db
+celerybeat-schedule.bak
+celerybeat-schedule.dir
diff --git a/tools/run.sh b/tools/run.sh
index 0193842443..785fd7cf73 100755
--- a/tools/run.sh
+++ b/tools/run.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ done
 listen_for_devserver &
 
 # Run Celery worker process
-celery -A integreat_cms.integreat_celery worker -l INFO -B --concurrency=1 &
+deescalate_privileges celery -A integreat_cms.integreat_celery worker -l INFO -B --concurrency=1 &
 
 # Start Integreat CMS development webserver
 deescalate_privileges integreat-cms-cli runserver "localhost:${INTEGREAT_CMS_PORT}"