diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f10862a..9f912d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/.env
+/env/vmware_exporter-env
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9217741..4cd5ed8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ services:
     expose:
       - "9272"
     env_file:
-      - .env
+      - env/vmware_exporter-env
     networks:
       - monitor-net
     labels:
diff --git a/.env.example b/env/vmware_exporter-dist
similarity index 100%
rename from .env.example
rename to env/vmware_exporter-dist