diff --git a/PHPCI/Model/Build.php b/PHPCI/Model/Build.php
index a0019438..3243f9fa 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Model/Build.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Model/Build.php
@@ -99,8 +99,13 @@ class Build extends BuildBase
     {
         $build_config = null;
 
+        // Try .phpci.yml
+        if (is_file($buildPath . '/.phpci.yml')) {
+            $build_config = file_get_contents($buildPath . '/.phpci.yml');
+        }
+
         // Try phpci.yml first:
-        if (is_file($buildPath . '/phpci.yml')) {
+        if (empty($build_config) && is_file($buildPath . '/phpci.yml')) {
             $build_config = file_get_contents($buildPath . '/phpci.yml');
         }
 
diff --git a/PHPCI/Plugin/TechnicalDebt.php b/PHPCI/Plugin/TechnicalDebt.php
index 2290717c..98e5d1a6 100755
--- a/PHPCI/Plugin/TechnicalDebt.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Plugin/TechnicalDebt.php
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class TechnicalDebt implements PHPCI\Plugin, PHPCI\ZeroConfigPlugin
 
         $ignores = $this->ignore;
         $ignores[] = 'phpci.yml';
+        $ignores[] = '.phpci.yml';
 
         foreach ($iterator as $file) {
             $filePath = $file->getRealPath();