diff --git a/$null b/$null
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b794458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/$null
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fatal: pathspec 'CPRNIMS.WebApi/appsettings.Production.json' did not match any files
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f221b1a..5b31663 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ artifacts/
 msbuild.log
 msbuild.err
 
-# User-specific & secrets — IMPORTANT
-appsettings.Development.json
-appsettings.*.Local.json
+# Environment-specific config with secrets
+appsettings.*.json
+!appsettings.json
 *.dev.json
 secrets.json
 *.pfx
\ No newline at end of file