diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf7dd24..136f1e3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ gitpoller-workdir/
 *.pyproject.user.*
 *~
 *.autosave
+*.sample
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/stop.sh b/stop.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755