diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a972c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+quarantineInfected=/usr/VSterilizer/infected/
+removeInfected=False
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6704566..c02ef2e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ typings/
 .yarn-integrity
 
 # dotenv environment variables file
-.env
+#.env # No secret is being stored in the env file so it is safe to commit.
 .env.test
 
 # parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)