diff --git a/init-script/.env b/init-script/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b39438feae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init-script/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Init script env vars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init-script/.gitignore b/init-script/.gitignore
index 9b9ca9eb6b..ceace03c75 100644
--- a/init-script/.gitignore
+++ b/init-script/.gitignore
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ typings/
 # Yarn Integrity file
 .yarn-integrity
 
-# dotenv environment variables file
-.env
-.env.test
 
 # parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
 .cache