diff --git a/.licenseignore b/.licenseignore
index df01b74..53af85b 100644
--- a/.licenseignore
+++ b/.licenseignore
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 **/*.png
 **/*.svg
 
-.licenseignore
-.gitignore
 composer.json
 composer.lock
 package.json
diff --git a/license-checker-config.json b/license-checker-config.json
index c8302e4..f7c5c01 100644
--- a/license-checker-config.json
+++ b/license-checker-config.json
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 {
     "ignore": ".licenseignore",
-    "license": "LICENSE.HEADER"
+    "license": "LICENSE.HEADER",
+    "licenseFormats": {
+        "php": {
+            "prepend": "<!--",
+            "append": " -->"
+        },
+        "dotfile|.licenseignore|.gitignore": {
+            "eachLine": {
+                "prepend": "# "
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }