diff --git a/.fontfoldercleanup/remove_ds_and_clean_empty_folders.py b/.fontfoldercleanup/remove_ds_and_clean_empty_folders.py
index 608548e..f01f9a4 100644
--- a/.fontfoldercleanup/remove_ds_and_clean_empty_folders.py
+++ b/.fontfoldercleanup/remove_ds_and_clean_empty_folders.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ import os
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Clean up git repository
-    os.system(f"cd {cleanup.repo_location}")  # Pull the latest changes from the remote repository
-    os.system("git reset --hard main")  # Reset the repository to the 'main' branch, discarding all local changes
-    os.system("git clean -fdx")  # Remove all untracked files and directories, including ignored files
+    os.system(f"cd {cleanup.repo_location} && git reset --hard main && git clean -fdX")  # Change to repo location, reset the repository, and clean untracked files except those in .gitignore
     cleanup.remove_ds_store_files()  # Remove .DS_Store files from the repository
     cleanup.remove_setup_complete_files()  # Remove setup complete files from the repository
     cleanup.remove_empty_folders()  # Remove empty folders from the repository
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 02e34fa..33b8fed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 *.cfg
 *.g2n
 *.DS_Store
-*.setup_complete
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+*.setup_complete
+.env
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