diff --git a/engineering-toolkit/eslint-config/src/nextjs.js b/engineering-toolkit/eslint-config/src/nextjs.js
index 32d23b5d1a..a69d557451 100644
--- a/engineering-toolkit/eslint-config/src/nextjs.js
+++ b/engineering-toolkit/eslint-config/src/nextjs.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export function nextjs(config, ...overrides) {
   };
 
   return concat(
+    defineFlatConfig({
+      ignores: ['**/public/*'],
+    }),
     defineFlatConfig({
       files: filesObj.general,
       languageOptions: {