diff --git a/sync-project.sh b/sync-project.sh
index c7cf7e6..b56d7f7 100755
--- a/sync-project.sh
+++ b/sync-project.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 GREEN='\033[0;32m'
 RED='\033[0;31m'
 BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
 # Get current script real directory (follow symlinks)
@@ -26,6 +27,18 @@ SCRIPT_PATH="$(realpath "$0")"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_PATH")"
 ARCHIVE_NAME="leo.tar.gz"
 
+# Function to add entry to .gitignore if not already present
+add_to_gitignore() {
+    local entry="$1"
+    cat .gitignore | grep "$entry" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "$entry" >> .gitignore
+        echo -e "${BLUE}Added $entry to .gitignore${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}$entry already is inside of .gitignore file${NC}"
+    fi
+}
+
 echo -e "${BLUE}=== Project Sync Configuration ===${NC}"
 echo ""
 
@@ -162,8 +175,7 @@ for script in "${scripts[@]}"; do
     echo "${script} created successfully"
 
     # Add script to .gitignore
-    echo "${script}" >> .gitignore
-    echo -e "${BLUE}Added ${script} to .gitignore${NC}"
+    add_to_gitignore "${script}"
 done
 
 # Upload lazygit to server
@@ -174,5 +186,4 @@ sshpass -p "${SSH_PASSWORD}" scp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/lazygit" ${SERVER_HOST}:${SERVER
 echo -e "${GREEN}lazygit uploaded successfully${NC}"
 
 # Add lazygit to .gitignore
-echo "lazygit" >> .gitignore
-echo -e "${BLUE}Added lazygit to .gitignore${NC}"
+add_to_gitignore "lazygit"