diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74819ac..17867fe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -118,3 +118,5 @@ run/
 !gradle-wrapper.jar
 /gradlew
 /gradlew.bat
+
+local.gradle
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6d7f27f..64aa638 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -46,4 +46,8 @@ shadowJar {
     relocate 'com.sparkjava', 'eu.mhsl.lib.shadow.spark-core'
 
     mergeServiceFiles()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+if (file("local.gradle").exists()) {
+    apply from: "local.gradle"
+}