diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9576d54..990fab4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # dependencies
 /node_modules
 /.pnp
-/src/.env
+/.env
 .pnp.js
 # testing
 /coverage
diff --git a/auth/server.js b/auth/server.js
index 8aa728d..e4c52d3 100644
--- a/auth/server.js
+++ b/auth/server.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const app = express();
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(cors());
 
-const PORT = process.env.PORT || 6000;
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 
 app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`The server has started on port: ${PORT}`));