diff --git a/formatscaper/.gitignore b/formatscaper/.gitignore
index 17053fa031baacf26433de22ec79c853c6f7d38b..fa465718be487fb74f15f7ab26113f7421c2b477 100644
--- a/formatscaper/.gitignore
+++ b/formatscaper/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 
 # logs
 sf.log
+
+# environment variables
+.env