diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 380f6a1..08db5d4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ## Default gitignore below this line
+chain.ldb
 
 # Logs
 logs/*.log
diff --git a/config/index.js b/config/index.js
index 41ee29a..d3bc4dc 100644
--- a/config/index.js
+++ b/config/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const config = {
   bcoin: {
     network: 'main',
     db: 'leveldb',
+    prefix: '.',
     checkpoints: true,
     workers: true,
     logLevel: 'info',