diff --git a/node-key-globs.txt b/node-key-globs.txt
index ed2aced0..7579a699 100644
--- a/node-key-globs.txt
+++ b/node-key-globs.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # geth clones and erigon
 **/nodekey
 
+# besu
+key
+
 # reth
 discovery-secret