diff --git a/src/teuthology_api/config.py b/src/teuthology_api/config.py
index 0b3ec2d..6949d4e 100644
--- a/src/teuthology_api/config.py
+++ b/src/teuthology_api/config.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ class APISettings(BaseSettings):
     Class for API settings.
     """
 
-    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(env_file=".env", env_file_encoding="utf-8")
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(
+        env_file=".env", env_file_encoding="utf-8", extra="ignore"
+    )
     # TODO: team names need to be changed below when created
     admin_team: str = "ceph"  # ceph's github team with *sudo* access to sepia
     teuth_team: str = "teuth"  # ceph's github team with access to sepia