diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..4bd922a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+secrets/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb412ce..a81b9f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ local-migrate-drop:
 .PHONY: local-db-seed
 local-db-seed:
 	@echo "Seeding database..."
-	@APP_ENV="development" DATABASE_URL_FILE="postgres_url" go run ./cmd/seed/main.go
+	@APP_ENV="development" DATABASE_URL_FILE="secrets/postgres_url" go run ./cmd/seed/main.go