diff --git a/client/.env b/client/.env.local
similarity index 100%
rename from client/.env
rename to client/.env.local
diff --git a/client/.gitignore b/client/.gitignore
index 7d093c39..3000161b 100644
--- a/client/.gitignore
+++ b/client/.gitignore
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 .pnpm-debug.log*
 
-# local env files
-.env.local
-.env.development.local
-.env.test.local
-.env.production.local
+# production env
+.env
 
 # vercel
 .vercel