diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b89da41826..18b5d0a06a 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Rename file to .env and populate values
+# to be able to run tests
 NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
 NEXTAUTH_TWITTER_ID=
 NEXTAUTH_TWITTER_SECRET=
diff --git a/.env.local.example b/.env.local.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..232db5d2c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.local.example
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Rename file to .env.local and populate values
+# to be able to run the dev app
+NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
+SECRET=
+GITHUB_ID=
+GITHUB_SECRET=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 08458ddca5..26a1df2528 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ npm i
 
 3. Populate `.env.local`:
    
-    Copy `.env.example` to `.env.local`, and add your env variables for each provider you want to test.
+    Copy `.env.local.example` to `.env.local`, and add your env variables for each provider you want to test.
 
->NOTE: You can configure providers of the dev app in `pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js`
+> NOTE: You can add any environment variables to .env.local that you would like to use in your dev app.
+> You can find the next-auth config under`pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js`.
 
-4. Start the dev application/server and CSS watching:
+1. Start the dev application/server and CSS watching:
 ```sh
 npm run dev
 ```