diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f497a535..bfc55bab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -387,3 +387,4 @@ Temporary Items
 ***REMOVED***.webhook
 .github-token
 logs/
+profiles
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/django/local.py b/config/django/local.py
index ddaa57f8..b1f48f4c 100644
--- a/config/django/local.py
+++ b/config/django/local.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ from ..settings import email  # Import the module and use its members, e.g., ema
 from ..settings import security  # Import the module and use its members, e.g., security.SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS
 from .base import env  # Import env for environment variable access
 
+# Import database configuration
+DATABASES = database.DATABASES
+
 # Development-specific settings
 DEBUG = True
 
@@ -173,4 +176,3 @@ LOGGING = {
         },
     },
 }
-