diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 56a6af2d..d72e7481 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # or operating system, you probably want to add a global ignore instead:
 #   git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global
 
-/config/database.yml
+config/database.yml
 
 # Ignore bundler config
 /.bundle