diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 57cb5a8bc..2334154a2 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-# exclude hidden dirs .git etc.
-.*
-*.iml
-gradle
-src
 # exclude build binaries
 build/*
 # except files for docker
-!build/docker
\ No newline at end of file
+!build/docker
+.git/*
+.env
\ No newline at end of file