diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index acb5b73..2b1415e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ bin/
 application.yaml
 initial-data.sql
 app.yaml
+app.properties
 *.env.json
 
 ### API Logs ###
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/restapi/config/AppConfig.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/restapi/config/AppConfig.kt
index 67b2823..9580473 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/restapi/config/AppConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/restapi/config/AppConfig.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import java.util.Optional
 
 @Config(
     sources = [
-        "file:~/app.properties",
         "file:./app.properties",
+        "file:~/app.properties",
         "file:./app.yaml",
         "file:~/app.yaml",
         "system:env",