diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 075330a..a29562c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 *zst*
 *sig*
 spmenu
+buildconf_dev
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index e1975ea..ab69333 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ check() {
 }
 
 loadconf() {
-    [ -x "buildconf" ] && source buildconf
+    [ -x "buildconf" ] && [ ! -x "buildconf_dev" ] && source buildconf
+    [ -x "buildconf_dev" ] && source buildconf_dev
 
     # mandatory deps
     [ "$freetype" = "false" ] && printf "Freetype not found. Install it.\n" && exit 1