diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6e8b3e4..1fe5d50 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ class FolderStructureManager {
             const gitignoreContent = fs.readFileSync(gitignorePath, 'utf8');
             this.ignoreRules.add(gitignoreContent);
         } catch (error) {
-            console.error('Error loading .gitignore:', error);
+            // silently continue if no valid .gitignore
+            // console.error('Error loading .gitignore:', error);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d07b669..c96283b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "foldertree-cli",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "foldertree-cli",
-      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "version": "1.1.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "ignore": "^7.0.3"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 182556a..d0d1f0d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "foldertree-cli",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "description": "Create and visualize folder structures using tree diagrams from the command line",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {