diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8b73e7..997fac4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -138,3 +138,4 @@ dmypy.json
 # Cython debug symbols
 cython_debug/
 
+Alion/settings.py
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51b20b9..f704d49 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 # Alion
-