diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f85aab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+NODE_PATH=src
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 161f6e2..776ed66 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ build
 
 # misc
 .DS_Store
-.env
 npm-debug.log