diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43319bd..83b980f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+energyDB.conf
+
 *.pyd
 __pycache__
diff --git a/energyDB.conf b/energyDB.conf_sample
similarity index 100%
rename from energyDB.conf
rename to energyDB.conf_sample