diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0516b64..0f0c103 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 data
+venv
 src/static/uploads
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index f0bba3a..47f97ef 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import secrets
 import os
 from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
 
-BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-UPLOAD_FOLDER = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static", "uploads")
-os.makedirs(UPLOAD_FOLDER, exist_ok=True)
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) # sets the base dir as the diretory where the python file is
+UPLOAD_FOLDER = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static", "uploads") # joins the directories
+os.makedirs(UPLOAD_FOLDER, exist_ok=True) # creates the uploads directorie
 
 # configures the app
 app = Flask(__name__) # creates de app
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ def calculate_age(dob: date) -> int:
     return today.year - dob.year - ((today.month, today.day) < (dob.month, dob.day))
 
 # saves files to the upload folder and returns their URL
-
 def save_files(username: str, profile_file, pictures_files):
     user_folder = os.path.join(app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'], username)
     os.makedirs(user_folder, exist_ok=True)