diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6cd673..9acc410 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,4 +65,5 @@ Utopia-ai-hr-ats-portal 1.pem
 
 # Local-only Compose overrides (never deployed)
 docker.local.env
-tests/**
\ No newline at end of file
+tests/**
+**/.env**
\ No newline at end of file