diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01ddc9738bb3f02979d4d49d9f61f7d9e53ea9d7..bca4a8eb911ba1943026b33b58d355bc4038608f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ report.html
 
 # secret variables #
 ####################
-/src/join_settings.py
+/src/configuration/join_settings.py
 
 # ignore locally build documentation #
 ######################################
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/configuration/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from src/.gitignore
rename to src/configuration/.gitignore