diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96fc3a5..31457b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ out/
 ### git ###
 .DS_Store
 
-application-local.yml
-application-dev.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+# Ignore application.yml file
+src/main/resources/application.yml
+src/main/resources/application-local.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-local.yml b/src/main/resources/application-local.yml
index b9c34a9..5492f7f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-local.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-local.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spring:
         format_sql: true
         use_sql_comments: true
         hbm2ddl:
-          auto: create
+          auto: update
         default_batch_fetch_size: 1000
   security:
     user: