diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index adea052c..f4e60abf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .sass-cache
+/data/config.php
 /web/css/*
 /log
-/data/secret
 /web/zohoverify
 nbproject
 
diff --git a/view/mail/joinList.php b/view/mail/joinList.php
index 98cada69..e831fca8 100644
--- a/view/mail/joinList.php
+++ b/view/mail/joinList.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?php $error = isset($error) ? $error : null ?>
 <form action="/list-subscribe" method="post" novalidate>
   <?php if ($error): ?>
     <div class="notice notice-error spacer1"><?php echo $error ?></div>
@@ -30,4 +31,4 @@
       <?php endif ?>
     </div>
   <?php endif ?>
-</form>
\ No newline at end of file
+</form>