diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47f0d99..77ca622 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,6 +69,3 @@ gateway/*.dylib
 
 PDF Editor Timeline.xlsx
 # Local environment config / secrets
-.env
-*.local.env
-gateway/.env
diff --git a/gateway/.env b/gateway/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4779073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+PDFENGINE_ENGINE_AVAILABLE=true
+PDFENGINE_ENVIRONMENT=dev