diff --git a/.idea/.htaccess b/.idea/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bc3c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DENY FROM ALL;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index b300ff6..862568a 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ include_once 'core/datetime.php';
 include_once 'core/constants.php';
 
 if (!is_readable(getClassPath(Configuration::class))) {
-  die("Configuration directory is not readable, please check permissions before proceeding");
+  header("Content-Type", "application/json");
+  die(json_encode(array( "success" => false, "msg" => "Configuration directory is not readable, check permissions before proceeding." )));
 }
 
 spl_autoload_extensions(".php");
diff --git a/src/src/.htaccess b/src/src/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bc3c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/src/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DENY FROM ALL;
\ No newline at end of file