diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9927e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# These are basic gitignores that restricts you from committing your passwords stored in properties file by mistake
+**/*.properties
+**/*.ini
+**/*.config 
+**/*.props
diff --git a/.gitignore/.gitignore b/.gitignore/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index db63204..0000000
--- a/.gitignore/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# These are basic gitignores that restricts you from commiting your passwords stored in properties file by mistake
-**/*.properties
-**/*.ini
-**/*.config
-**/*.props