diff --git a/back-end/.gitignore b/back-end/.gitignore
index d5f63d8..29c1c9b 100644
--- a/back-end/.gitignore
+++ b/back-end/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 # misc
 .DS_Store
+.env
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
diff --git a/back-end/package.json b/back-end/package.json
index 1ab39d2..7d9a9ab 100644
--- a/back-end/package.json
+++ b/back-end/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     "test:8": "npm run test -- us-08",
     "test:drop-database": "node test/drop-database",
     "test:start": "npx cross-env LOG_LEVEL=warn NODE_ENV=test npm run test:start:run",
-    "test:start:run": "run-s test:drop-database start "
+    "test:start:run": "run-s test:drop-database start ",
+    "seed:production": "NODE_ENV=production npm knex seed:run"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
diff --git a/front-end/.gitignore b/front-end/.gitignore
index d5f63d8..29c1c9b 100644
--- a/front-end/.gitignore
+++ b/front-end/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 # misc
 .DS_Store
+.env
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local