diff --git a/controller/.env b/controller/.env.sample
similarity index 100%
rename from controller/.env
rename to controller/.env.sample
diff --git a/controller/.gitignore b/controller/.gitignore
index 31e51c76..9fd5c883 100644
--- a/controller/.gitignore
+++ b/controller/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__/
 venv/
 state.json
+.env