diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8046438f921cc0a67d6bc5669f2f65ca132a96e5..05b8fd85d331fa539da4cad93551ce90f9fdb16d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Gemfile.lock
 /public/assets
 /config/orientdb.yml
 /config/dspace.yml
+
 # ignore server scripts
 puma.sh
 start_puma.sh
@@ -30,3 +31,7 @@ portalmec.service
 portalmec-sidekiq.service
 sidekiq.sh
 autocomplete-server.service
+
+# ignore configs
+/config/database.yml
+/config/sidekiq.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c97791ff6ddd01f6a194f5f3584bb4f29765fb63..e601b62d932b21da1b00610250c070ec666ff8c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ After this setup, open the config files and update some vars:
     #### Using docker for development env
     You can use docker for your development environment. For that, run:
     ``` ./bin/docker-setup ```
-    Now, redis, elasticsearch and postgres are running as services and linked to PortalMEC application. Database migrations were execute.
+    Now, redis, elasticsearch and postgres are running as services and linked to PortalMEC application. Database migrations were execute and the configs (database.yml, sidekiq.yml was replaced by config/docker/...).
 
 If all development and test vars are set, run:
 ``` ./bin/setup ```