diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3db1674f860..8a80bcc2560 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ awsapi/modules/*
.project
.settings.xml
.settings/
+db.properties.override
diff --git a/developer/pom.xml b/developer/pom.xml
index 74edeaddd83..d2352c28aef 100644
--- a/developer/pom.xml
+++ b/developer/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
${project.parent.basedir}/utils/conf/db.properties
${project.parent.basedir}/utils/conf/db.properties.override
+ true