diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bee8a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__pycache__
diff --git a/brewpi.py b/brewpi.py
index a88193d..9bb42e9 100644
--- a/brewpi.py
+++ b/brewpi.py
@@ -308,3 +308,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 		print("Hallo")
 		sleep(1)
 
+